Ajay Banga had spent most of his career in the private sector – as a banker at Citigroup and latterly as the CEO of ...

Dean Jolliffe is a co-director of the WDR and lead economist in the Development Data Group at the World Bank. He is a member of the Living Standards Measurement Study team and co-lead of the team that ...

Both institutions, at the behest of their biggest shareholder, the United States, had backed countries such as Egypt, Pakistan and Jordan, where the U.S. has strategic interests, said Mark Sobel, the ...

The World Bank focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide by providing low-interest loans, interest-free credit, and grants to developing countries for ...

Communities in the DRC are urging the World Bank not to fund the costly, potentially destructive Inga 3 mega-dam.

Today, the AIIB is the second-largest multilateral development bank in terms of member countries, behind only the World Bank. It currently has 110 member nations, which translates to over 80% of the ...

Members of the bank's executive board were broadly supportive when briefed about the plan in recent weeks, two sources familiar with the plans said. The initiative has been driven by World Bank ...

Human Right Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice.

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Members of the bank's executive board were broadly supportive when briefed about the plan in recent weeks, two sources familiar with the plans said. The initiative has been driven by World Bank ...