World Bank members reached an agreement this weekend to condone 55 billion US dollars of debs owed by the world's poorest countries to multilateral credit organizations. The World Bank's ...

Prior to joining the World Bank in 2011, he was a faculty member at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. He received his undergraduate degree from Bilkent University and Ph.D. in economics from ...

The triple-A ratings of the World Bank and other top multilateral lenders would be at risk if U.S. President Donald Trump ...

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 ...

Project 2025’s call for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Bank would be a strategic mistake, as it would allow America’s competitors to gain a historic victory. The World Bank needs ...

Andrew Bailey says he is "following closely" whether Trump will change US support for the institutions.

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 ...

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