By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank ...

The World Bank has approved $50 million to expand solar-powered agricultural solutions in Nigeria and five other African ...

Risk is all around us, an inherent part of life. And in the world of development, there are also risks, including war, civil disturbance and expropriation. Junaid Kamal Ahmad: When Egypt did in fact ...

WASHINGTON D.C., September 4, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 5 billion Norwegian krone-denominated floating rate ...

This event represents a significant advancement in enhancing strategic collaboration aimed at providing innovative and ...

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 ...

Nigeria obtained $2.6bn in World Bank loans in 2025 to fund key sectors like human capital, digital infrastructure, and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering ...

The World Bank Group has announced applications for its WBG Pioneers internship programme. The paid internship offers ...