The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major boost in firepower that will give millions of people a chance to escape poverty and improve their lives. At this ...

Created in the aftermath of World War II, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—referred to here as the Bretton Woods institutions—have played an important role in the international ...

World Bank Group staff and stakeholders will be watching closely to see the effects of its One World Bank Group integration ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2023 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued the first digital securities on a new Digital Financial Market ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday gave specific marching orders for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take tougher stances on China's state-driven economic practices as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world’s top economies — the United States, Europe and China — the World Bank ...