JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A World Bank report warned ⁠of ⁠a "shockingly large" gap between legislation promoting ...

Group takes out policy to underwrite credit risk as US, UK and other wealthy nations cut aid to poorer countries ...

The World Bank announced Monday it aims to provide Mozambique with $6 billion in mostly concessional financing over the next ...

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the world’s biggest emitter of the toxin sulfur dioxide, presented a study that argues against the cost of installing equipment to limit emissions, risking a breach of a World ...

The new CPF aims to shift growth beyond the extractive sector and build a more diversified and inclusive economy.

The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks Ltd. will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 19, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a USD 5 billion benchmark bond that matures in August 2035. The ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

The World Bank Group has closed a major deal to acquire a property across the street from its main headquarters near the White House. Documents filed with the D.C. Recorder of Deeds on Tuesday show ...

The World Bank Group estimates Ukraine will need $588 billion over the next decade to rebuild homes, energy systems, and ...