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This study builds on the analysis on fiscal space for health in Uganda that was conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The ...
(Reuters) -The World Bank and the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday launched a new agreement to cooperate on the safe development and financing of nuclear power for developing countries ...
BEIRUT — The World Bank said Wednesday it approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
The World Bank is reconsidering its ban on financing upstream projects amid a push to bolster the power sector. The World Bank's board lifted its ban on nuclear power financing on Tuesday and is ...
The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the ...
The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report sounds a dire warning about tariffs.
World Bank slashes global economic outlook as trade tensions continue The bank warned that without a swift course correction, the harm to living standards could be ‘deep’.
The World Bank said the U.S. economy in 2025 will grow 1.4 percent, 0.9 percentage points slower than its January forecast. It also called for all nations to reduce tariffs.
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the core World Bank organ, for example, as of June 2024 had $22.5bn of paid-in capital and $32.2bn of reserves, which together constitute ...
“The World Bank is profitable,” he said, noting that it more than covers its own administrative costs even if most of its projects are designed to yield slim returns.