World Bank Group, African Development Bank initiative could halve the number of people in Africa living without electricity access WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 – The World Bank Group and African ...

Amaravati, The World Bank has released USD 340 million so far for the Amaravati Capital Phase-I development, a top official from the international financial institution has said. Andhra Pradesh is ...

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill will retire at the end of August, the multilateral development bank's president Ajay Banga told staff in a memo seen by Reuters ...

We are supporting efforts to end poverty on a livable planet, investing in stronger economies, energy access, and more resilient communities. In fiscal year 2024—which covers July 1, 2023 to June 30, ...

Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The World Bank will launch its first ever debt-for-development swap within weeks, its Vice President and Treasurer Jorge Familiar told Reuters, as the Washington-based ...

of bonds backed by loans it gave companies across the developing world, part of its efforts to lure more institutional investors to regions where borrowers have a harder time raising cash. The ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a 36-year-old forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global ...

That happened 30 years ago, when the World Bank answered an ancient policy question—should a government ever load the dice in ...