Social welfare costs from bank resolution, including contagion and moral hazard, are often thought to be minimized when supervisors can direct the merger of a failing bank with a sound, healthy one.

Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report released by the African ...

Mr Robert Taliercio, the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, has called on the government ...

Migration in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is growing in importance, shaped by workers seeking opportunities abroad and governments implementing policies to meet skills needs and stimulate ...

Research Note analyzes the cost of borrowing for firms in emerging and developing economies, changes in their debt structure, and indicators of indebtedness and profitability. It finds reasons for ...

A new World Bank financed project is helping set Eswatini on the path to universal energy access by 2030. The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) project for ...

S&P Global completed the list of top credit rating agencies to warn that an "unprecedented" U.S. withdrawal from the World ...

Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world—and this could ...

Investopedia / Ryan Oakley The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international institution that oversees the rules for global trade among nations. It was created in 1995, superseding the 1947 ...

Climate change resilience and adaptation are built into all ADB agriculture and natural resources projects. The bank also strives to reduce the volatility of food prices and make food systems less ...

Hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the World Bank Group, it aims to drive reforms, secure financing, and mobilize partnerships for ...

The World Bank and Asian Development Bank are poised to begin relying on each other’s due diligence and for some co-financed projects, with NGOs claiming the move will lead to lower standards ...