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31 Jan 23
Continuing conflict and the global economic downturn will compress already slow growth in Myanmar, economists at the World Bank have said.
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19 Jan 23
Land reform is key to ending poverty and fighting climate change, according to the world’s leading government lender.
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8 Dec 22
Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
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6 Dec 22
The world’s poorest countries are spending more on servicing debt than at any point since 2000, leaving them with fewer resources to spend on development and growth, new figures show.
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18 Oct 22
The World Bank has placed all development loans made to Belarus through its subsidiary lender to a non-performing status because of overdue payments.
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11 Oct 22
The acceleration of reforms aimed at collecting additional revenue and debt restructuring will help Sri Lanka to support its poorest and aid its financial recovery, economists at the World Bank have...
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27 Sep 22
Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation will pile more financial pressure on poorer economies and could restrict spending on healthcare, economists at the World Bank have warned.
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16 Sep 22
Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation risk “devastating” the lives of people in poorer countries if their actions push those countries into recessions, World Bank president David...
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29 Jul 22
Sri Lanka needs to implement “deep structural reforms” before it can receive any new financial support from the World Bank, which has released a statement in response to the continuing economic...
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15 Jun 22
The Malaysian government must provide greater support to states that are lagging behind their more developed and industrialised peers, according to the World Bank.
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10 Jun 22
Rising interest rates aimed at combating runaway global inflation are putting some governments, including in middle-income countries, at risk of debt distress, the World Bank has warned.
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1 Jun 22
Deliberate policy inaction and “elite capture” have held up the reforms that could help Lebanon lift itself out of its financial crisis, according to the World Bank.
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16 May 22
Raising tax revenue has been named as the “top priority” for Laos, whose high debt and poor tax collection have left it struggling to deal with the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and Russia’s...
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12 May 22
Pakistan has been urged to speed up its progress on reforms if it wants its economy to develop and recover from Covid-19.
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4 May 22
A better-than-expected post-pandemic recovery in the Western Balkans has been cut short, leaving public finances reeling, the World Bank has warned.
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27 Apr 22
The World Bank has warned that historically high prices of food and energy could last until the end of 2024, and urged governments to build up safety nets for vulnerable citizens.
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13 Apr 22
Governments have been urged to take action against the concentration of wealth and income in a small section of the global population, creating inequality and fuelling inflation.
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4 Apr 22
Bangladesh is set to receive a $250m loan to help modernise social protection programmes and fund its green recovery from Covid-19.
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1 Apr 22
Sustaining China’s unprecedented success in ending extreme poverty will need “vigorous measures” revitalising the country’s rural areas, the World Bank has said.
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23 Mar 22
The Nigerian government should repurpose money spent on fuel subsidies to fund reforms aimed at reducing poverty, according to the World Bank Group.
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11 Mar 22
Countries in the Southern African Customs Union need to get a grip on persistently high inequality in order to give people better life chances, a World Bank report has urged.
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8 Mar 22
A new World Bank fund will bolster Ukraine’s finances amid the ongoing invasion by Russia, which is continuing into nearly its third week.
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2 Mar 22
The World Bank executive board has announced it will use more than $1bn from a frozen Afghan trust fund to provide basic services and aid to the people while keeping the money out of the Taliban’s...
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17 Feb 22
Low-income and developing countries must be more transparent on the level and type of loans they owe, to help with debt restructuring, according to the World Bank Group.
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8 Feb 22
Rising Covid-19 cases in Gaza and the West Bank have led the World Bank to send an additional grant to the Palestinian Authority, warning the record new infection numbers are still underestimated.
31 Jan 23Continuing conflict and the global economic downturn will compress already slow growth in Myanmar, economists at the World Bank have said.
19 Jan 23Land reform is key to ending poverty and fighting climate change, according to the world’s leading government lender.
8 Dec 22Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
6 Dec 22The world’s poorest countries are spending more on servicing debt than at any point since 2000, leaving them with fewer resources to spend on development and growth, new figures show.
18 Oct 22The World Bank has placed all development loans made to Belarus through its subsidiary lender to a non-performing status because of overdue payments.
27 Sep 22Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation will pile more financial pressure on poorer economies and could restrict spending on healthcare, economists at the World Bank have warned.
16 Sep 22Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation risk “devastating” the lives of people in poorer countries if their actions push those countries into recessions, World Bank president David...
29 Jul 22Sri Lanka needs to implement “deep structural reforms” before it can receive any new financial support from the World Bank, which has released a statement in response to the continuing economic...
15 Jun 22The Malaysian government must provide greater support to states that are lagging behind their more developed and industrialised peers, according to the World Bank.
10 Jun 22Rising interest rates aimed at combating runaway global inflation are putting some governments, including in middle-income countries, at risk of debt distress, the World Bank has warned.
1 Jun 22Deliberate policy inaction and “elite capture” have held up the reforms that could help Lebanon lift itself out of its financial crisis, according to the World Bank.
16 May 22Raising tax revenue has been named as the “top priority” for Laos, whose high debt and poor tax collection have left it struggling to deal with the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and Russia’s...
12 May 22Pakistan has been urged to speed up its progress on reforms if it wants its economy to develop and recover from Covid-19.
4 May 22A better-than-expected post-pandemic recovery in the Western Balkans has been cut short, leaving public finances reeling, the World Bank has warned.
27 Apr 22The World Bank has warned that historically high prices of food and energy could last until the end of 2024, and urged governments to build up safety nets for vulnerable citizens.
13 Apr 22Governments have been urged to take action against the concentration of wealth and income in a small section of the global population, creating inequality and fuelling inflation.
4 Apr 22Bangladesh is set to receive a $250m loan to help modernise social protection programmes and fund its green recovery from Covid-19.
1 Apr 22Sustaining China’s unprecedented success in ending extreme poverty will need “vigorous measures” revitalising the country’s rural areas, the World Bank has said.
23 Mar 22The Nigerian government should repurpose money spent on fuel subsidies to fund reforms aimed at reducing poverty, according to the World Bank Group.
11 Mar 22Countries in the Southern African Customs Union need to get a grip on persistently high inequality in order to give people better life chances, a World Bank report has urged.
8 Mar 22A new World Bank fund will bolster Ukraine’s finances amid the ongoing invasion by Russia, which is continuing into nearly its third week.
2 Mar 22The World Bank executive board has announced it will use more than $1bn from a frozen Afghan trust fund to provide basic services and aid to the people while keeping the money out of the Taliban’s...
8 Feb 22Rising Covid-19 cases in Gaza and the West Bank have led the World Bank to send an additional grant to the Palestinian Authority, warning the record new infection numbers are still underestimated.
