The World Bank has approved a total of $8.40bn (N12.89tn) in fresh loans to Nigeria over the past two years, according to data obtained from the bank’s official website. The approvals, covering June ...

The World Bank is considering securitizing some of the projects it’s backing to attract more private funding as it prepares ...

On inflation, the World Bank projects that headline inflation will ease to 22.1 per cent in 2025, down from 26.6 per cent in 2024, with further moderation to 15.9 per cent by 2027.

OVER 50,000 sunflower farmers in the country have been equipped with innovative digital payment tools, it was reported ...

The World Bank Group, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce is hosting a seminar for U.S. companies in the mid-Atlantic region to learn about business opportunities generated by ...

This clarification is in response to some inaccurate reporting by several news outlets about payments under World Bank-financed projects in Afghanistan. These payments pertain to outstanding ...

The World Bank has lifted its ban on nuclear financing, which is a good start. To secure financing, however, nuclear projects must demonstrate a history of returning capital to their investors and ...

The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of ...

The demand coincides with a spate of disputes between the World Bank, civil society groups and the United States over past bank-funded projects that have been linked to killings of villagers and ...

World Bank plans securitization to attract private funding for development projects in poorest nations, speeding up progress.