The World Bank approved a $925 million loan for South Africa to support a six-year program costing three times that amount, ...

RIYADH, September 22, 2025 – The World Bank announced today the opening of a new regional hub in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to serve the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) region ...

The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) are under pressure to offer more help to poor countries being ...

Andrea Dore, the World Bank's global head of funding, will be promoted to director of treasury operations for the World Bank ...

MUSCAT, July 1, 2025 — The World Bank Group (WBG) announced today the appointment of Wendy Werner as the first Country Manager of the World Bank Group in the Sultanate of Oman, based in Muscat. This ...

The World Bank has announced the appointment of Mathew Verghis as its new Country Director for Nigeria, effective July 1, 2025. Verghis takes over from Dr. Ndiame Diop, who has assumed a new role ...

The World Bank on Tuesday reduced its outlook for both global and U.S. economic growth this year, citing disruptions to global trade stemming from President Trump’s trade war. Global growth in 2025 is ...

Aligned with the Government’s updated Energy Transition Strategy, TEREG aims to strengthen STEG’s operational and financial performance, attract private investment, and lower the carbon intensity of ...

The World Bank has approved a $300 million loan for the Solutions for the Internally Displaced and Host Communities Project (SOLID), aimed at improving access to essential services and economic ...

EXCLUSIVE — A United Nations watchdog organization is calling on the World Bank to terminate the employment of its Senior Country Economist in Tunisia, Massimiliano Cali. U.N. Watch Executive Director ...