Battle for development cash heats up at IMF/World Bank meetings

Development agencies gathering in Washington this week face one of their toughest battles in years: getting a rich world worried about wars abroad and elections at home to commit more cash to the ... Read More

World Bank financing arm IFC plans $1.9 bln in Ukraine investments

The World Bank's private investment arm expects to finance $1.9 billion in projects in Ukraine over the next 18 months, an official from the organization told Reuters. Read More

Yellen to meet US allies during IMF, World Bank meetings, press China on growth

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with finance ministers from U.S. allies this week to discuss a number of key issues, including shoring up supply chains, strengthening financial system ... Read More

Ukraine Gets $1.5 Billion Funding Tranche Under World Bank Programme

Ukraine Gets $1.5 Billion Funding Tranche Under World Bank Programme (Reuters) -Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal ... Read More

The IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: What to Know

The IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings will focus on the prospects for a soft landing after years of global economic turbulence. But major challenges remain, including growing climate finance ... Read More

IMF, World Bank cite significant progress in debt restructuring cases

The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and current G20 president Brazil said on Wednesday there had been significant progress on global debt issues in recent months, citing new agreements on ... Read More

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Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in Ukraine’s capital, their popularity both an act of wartime defiance and a symbol of closer ties to the rest of Europe. To lure swiftlets, whose saliva ... Read More

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a source told Reuters on Friday. German producer prices fell less than expected in March, decreasing by 2.9% on the year, the federal statistics office reported on Friday. The World Bank is ... Read More

Sub-Saharan Africa growth not enough to dent poverty, says World Bank

JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Reuters ... World Bank said in its biannual Africa's Pulse report. Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were hit hard by the shocks of COVID-19 and Russia's war in Ukraine ... Read More

Ukraine gets $1.5 bln funding tranche under World Bank programme

March 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank ... joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel 2:29 PM UTC Reuters, the news ... Read More

Ukraine gets $1.5 billion funding tranche under World Bank programme

(Reuters) -Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, helping it pay for its budget and social spending as it ... Read More

Ukraine gets $1.5 billion funding tranche under World Bank programme

Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal ... Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news ... Read More