Opinion
Project 2025’s World Bank plan would backfire on America
Project 2025’s call for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Bank would be a strategic mistake, as it would allow America’s competitors to gain a historic victory. The World Bank needs ...
International Monetary Fund1d
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Grenada
On January 24, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Grenada.
Indiatimes19d
India's fiscal deficit to shrink continuously amid strong tax revenues: World Bank
It said "In India, fiscal deficits are expected to continue shrinking, largely on account of growing tax revenues". The World Bank noted that while fiscal deficits in most countries in South Asia are ...
The Express Tribune19d
World Bank flags flaw in Uraan plan
The World Bank has detected a flaw in the recently launched Uraan Pakistan plan, pointing out that the national economic vision lacks the basic ingredient required to fix Pakistan's ailing economy ...
Associated Press20d
World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The World Bank building in Washington, Monday, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Updated [hour ...
Reuters20d
World Bank warns that US tariffs could reduce global growth outlook
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday warned that U.S. across-the-board tariffs of 10% could reduce already lackluster global economic growth of 2.7% in 2025 by 0.3 percentage ...
The Washington Post20d
Steady global economic growth leaves poorest nations behind, World Bank says
Foreign direct investment is flowing into the developing world at half the level of the early 2000s, the bank said. Globally, countries imposed five times as many new trade barriers last year as ...
Voice of America21d
Pakistan welcomes World Bank's $20 billion lending pledge
Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the World Bank has pledged to lend $20 billion over the next decade, commencing in 2026 under its Country Partnership Framework, to help address the ...
Associated Press21d
Pakistan’s premier welcomes World Bank’s 10-year funding plan of $20 billion
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with ...
dw21d
Pakistan: World Bank announces $20 billion funding plan
Pakistan has agreed to an unprecedented ten-year plan with the World Bank which will see $20 billion (€19.4 billion) worth of loans for the country's cash-strapped economy. The South Asian ...
World Bank21d
New World Bank Program to Improve Water Supply and Quality and Advance Water Sector Reforms
BEIRUT, January 15, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$257.8 million financing to improve water supply services in the Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area. The Second ...
The Financial Times21d
World Bank approves 10-year $20bn Pakistan lending package
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The World Bank has agreed to $20bn of new lending to Pakistan over the next decade as the multilateral ...