Learn about the Bank for International Settlements, its history, key functions, and how it supports global monetary stability ...

WASHINGTON — The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 GDP growth expected to improve slightly over forecasts from last June, the World Bank said on Tuesday while warning ...

The World Bank Group has closed a major deal to acquire a property across the street from its main headquarters near the White House. Documents filed with the D.C. Recorder of Deeds on Tuesday show ...

The Trump Administration is advocating for the World Bank to increase its financing for oil and gas projects, a reversal of its previous policy to cease funding new fossil fuel ventures after 2019.

The World Bank and other multilateral development banks recently have begun reconsidering their self-imposed restrictions on financing fossil fuel projects. This change is being prompted in part by ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers remarks ahead of the annual IMF-World Bank fall meetings, at the Milken Institute in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 8 ...

This year, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a detrimental impact on the health and welfare of billions of people, devastating economies and worsening inequality around the world. In 2020, about ...

The programme aims to mobilise private sector participation to expand effluent treatment and promote water reuse to reduce pollution.

At the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, a dedicated session focused on Mission 300—a platform to provide electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. The session brought together African ...