The World Bank is reconsidering its ban on financing upstream projects amid a push to bolster the power sector. The World Bank's board lifted its ban on nuclear power financing on Tuesday and is ...

Ajay Banga, pictured here at the 2024 annual meeting, said the goal was to help deliver electricity as a driver of development (Image: Screengrab World Bank video) The change was made at the World ...

The World Bank has slashed its 2025 global growth forecast, citing trade tensions and policy uncertainty as the United States imposed wide-ranging tariffs that weigh on global economic forecasts.

The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global commodity prices, predicting a 12% drop in 2025 and another 5% in 2026, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.

Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank ...

The bank’s climate work is occurring as several of the Trump administration’s allies want the U.S. to exit the World Bank entirely, arguing that its mission runs counter to American national ...

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 of ...

This data was initiated as the Temporary Trade Barriers Database (Bown, 2011). The current update was led by a team led by Jose Signoret, Senior Economist, Global Trade and Regional Integration Team ...

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 u… ...

In light of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s commitment to trim U.S. government expenditures, the World Bank, currently under investigation for the misplacement of $24 billion in climate funds ...

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 ...