Tourism can be a powerful driver of jobs, investment, and community development, but only when growth is carefully managed rather than measured by visitor numbers alone. Drawing on a decade of World ...

The World Bank on Thursday urged South Sudan to reform its public finances, improve transparency and invest in climate resilience, warning that declining foreign aid and worsening climate shocks ...

The World Bank yesterday put its total ongoing, approved development projects and lending operations in the country at over $16 billion spread across several interventions including education, health, ...

The World Bank Group has officially opened its first office in Doha, marking a new phase in its partnership with Qatar and ...

Risk is all around us, an inherent part of life. And in the world of development, there are also risks, including war, civil disturbance and expropriation. Junaid Kamal Ahmad: When Egypt did in fact ...

Across low- and middle-income countries, tourism is increasingly seen as a powerful driver for economic growth, job creation, ...

WASHINGTON D.C., September 4, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 5 billion Norwegian krone-denominated floating rate ...

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu seeks a deeper World Bank partnership to boost energy, agriculture, tourism, and human ...

of bonds backed by loans it gave companies across the developing world, part of its efforts to lure more institutional investors to regions where borrowers have a harder time raising cash. The ...

New World Bank programme Megaproject failure Focus on Nacala and Inhambane Ignores own agricultural suggestions Broken social ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga has reaffirmed the World Bank’s strong commitment to supporting Odisha’s development journey through technical assistance, policy advisory services, and financial ...