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

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

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 ...

The paper shows that World Bank projects that restructure during implementation perform better, with improvements in ...

WASHINGTON, December 22, 2025-The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the Regional Electricity Market ...

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 ...

The World Bank's approach to supporting rail logistics focuses on enhancing the efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of rail transport systems globally, with a particular emphasis on shifting ...

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 ...

Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global ...