The bank published a report in 1993 which helped disparage industrial policy. Governments were instead encouraged to let ...

Three firms, including two based in Kenya, have been banned from all World Bank-financed projects for 21 months over fraud ...

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 ...

The world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste.

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, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has invested RM60 million as a cornerstone ...

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The funding will support the implementation of the Senegal Health System Development and Financial Protection Program, known ...

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 ...

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according to the World Bank. Jamaica’s $150 million cat bond, which was arranged by ...