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Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...
Thailand's economic growth is projected to slow to 1.8% this year and 1.7% next year amid intensifying global and domestic ...
A suite of welfare schemes has contributed to this transformation. Over 55 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts have been opened, ...
The World Bank has approved an additional $55 million in financing for Pakistan’s Electricity Distribution Efficiency ...
Despite a sharp drop in extreme poverty, about one in four Indians still falls below the level needed to meet essential needs ...
The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...
While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump's threats of a global trade war, the International ...
Nigeria remains one of the World Bank’s largest country portfolios, with ongoing support in sectors including education, infrastructure, health, and social protection.
Hyun Song Shin, the BIS's main economic adviser, also flagged the sharp fall in the dollar. It is down 10% since the start of ...
India has emerged as one of the most equal societies globally, with a Gini Index of 25.5, according to the latest data from the World Bank.
The Philippines’ bid to become an upper-middle-income country (UMIC) fell a few dollars short this year, even after its gross ...
Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help poorer countries free up money to spend on development and conservation via ...