World Bank

According to state media, Syria’s economy minister met with the World Bank’s Middle East director on Monday to talk about resuming collaboration with the institution, which was halted under Bashar al-Assad’s overthrown regime. The new leaders...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) signed a new groundbreaking Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) yesterday to deepen their collaboration on co-financed public sector projects, reports BSS.  This first of a kind arrangement between MDBs...

Martin Raiser, the World Bank’s vice president for South Asia, wrapped up his trip to Bangladesh today by restating the organization’s backing for economic reforms that are essential to the inclusive and sustainable growth and development...

Developing economies-which fuel 60 percent of global growth-are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century with the weakest long-term growth outlook since 2000, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report....

A total of US$1.1 billion in budget support for Bangladesh has been granted by the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to a press release from the Ministry of Finance here today,...

Two financing agreements worth US$900 million were announced today between Bangladesh and the World Bank (WB) to support the nation’s efforts to achieve inclusive growth, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability, notably in urban infrastructure. “Bangladesh is one...

Three projects totaling US$1.16 billion have been approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors to assist Bangladesh in enhancing water and sanitation facilities, improving health services, and achieving more environmentally friendly and climate-resilient development....

The World Bank announced on Thursday that it has raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion...

In order to help some of the world’s poorest countries, the World Bank said Thursday that it has raised nearly $24 billion. This money can be used to create a record $100 billion in overall spending...

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...