The World Bank predicts global commodity prices will fall sharply in 2025 and 2026. Energy prices are expected to see the most significant decline. The World Bank cites sputtering global growth ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are “falling short” of their main missions and must focus on an urgent goal of bringing the ...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday doubled down on his push to revamp the bank's energy strategy to end a ban on lending for nuclear power projects and ...

World Bank bureaucrats who jetted to the United Nations’ annual global warming conference spewed CO2 emissions equal to what’s produced by 200 US households in a year — sparking accusations ...

By Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta have reported extensively on World Bank projects around the world. As the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it will restructure its global operations by shifting its regional management teams from Washington to hub offices around the world ...

Project 2025’s call for U.S. withdrawal from the World Bank threatens to hand America’s competitors a historic victory. While the blueprint correctly diagnoses the bank’s inefficiencies ...

Bungling World Bank bureaucrats lost track of at least $24 billion bankrolling the battle against climate change, according to a bombshell report by a left-leaning charity group. An investigation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy Tuesday, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States.

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024—The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of ...

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2024 — The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked ...

Created in the aftermath of World War II, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—referred to here as the Bretton Woods institutions—have played an important role in the international ...