For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the ...

As power system planning is one of the key activities performed by energy ministries and utilities around the world, the ambition of this tool is to actively inform the operational work of the World ...

The World Bank has introduced a new global poverty threshold, raising the international poverty line from $2.15 to $3 per person per day.In local terms, the new benchmark translates to approximately ...

YANGON, June 12, 2025 — Myanmar has been severely impacted by the March earthquake, and the economic aftershocks are compounding ongoing challenges faced by firms and households, according to a new ...

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Economic Policy The World Bank is struggling with its own class divide It's grown dependent on contractors, who receive nowhere near the level of salary and benefits as staff — and are getting ...

The World Bank and the IDB jointly developed the Amazonia Bond Issuance Guide¬lines (Guidelines) to provide guidance and ...

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...

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The senior deputy governor of South Korea's central bank said it was desirable to introduce won-denominated stablecoins at a gradual pace, first with rigorously-regulated commercial banks.

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming. - ...

According to a World Bank press release issued today (19 June), the initiatives include the Energy Sector Security Enhancement Project and the Bangladesh Clean Air Project, which collectively seek to ...