World Bank

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the adviser for environment, forests, and climate change, stated today that Bangladesh’s collaboration with the World Bank is crucial to achieving the country’s environmental goals. “Together, we aim to strengthen the nation’s defenses...

According to its president, the World Bank will present measures to address gender inequality, food security, and job development at the meeting of central bankers and finance ministers from around the globe in Washington next week....

In a new analysis released on Wednesday, Oxfam reported that almost 40% of World Bank climate financing over the previous seven years is currently missing, attributing the problem to inadequate record-keeping. According to an Oxfam audit...

Shipping, Jute and Textiles Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain today called upon the World Bank (WB) to invest in Bangladesh’s jute and textiles sectors and shipbuilding industry. “Jute and shipbuilding are enormously potential...

A senior World Bank official who is currently in the country stated that the global lender is prepared to support the Interim Government’s major economic reforms. Following a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at...

According to World Bank Country Director Abdoulaye Seck, the bank is dedicated to providing more loans to Bangladesh during this fiscal year in order to support the Interim Government’s reform plan. According to Abdoulaye Seck, the...

The World Bank Group said on Monday it had started operating a new one-stop-shop loan and investment guarantee platform which it hopes will triple the provision of guarantees and risk insurance provided around the world to...

The Board of Executive Directors at the World Bank has approved $650 million to assist Bangladesh in funding infrastructure projects that are essential to the development of the Bay Terminal deep seaport. Through boosting port operational...

The World Bank warned in a report on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority may face financial collapse as a result of declining economic activity and dry lines of revenue in the wake of the Gaza war....

The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to contribute over $11 billion to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to expand the bank’s financing capacity by $70 billion over a...