World Bank’s Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a ... Read More

World Bank must take ‘quantum leap’ to tackle climate crisis, UN expert says

Simon Stiell calls ... World Bank, was installed last June after the resignation of the Donald Trump appointee David Malpass, after a series of gaffes that suggested he did not take the climate ... Read More

World Bank unveils new scorecard to measure accountability

The U.S. and other major shareholders have pushed the World Bank to improve how it helps countries address issues such as climate change ... Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world ... cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019. The administration’s top drug official ... Read More

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What’s causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small. The fate of Colombia’s rainforest may lay in the hands of a rebel ... Read More

World Bank approves $750 million climate change loan to Colombia

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved ... The loan is the bank's second to the South American country focused on climate change, after a Dec. 2022 loan of $1 billion. Read More

World Bank raises Sri Lanka's growth forecast to 2.2% for 2024

COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters ... helped Sri Lanka's economy stabilise, and it is expected to return to growth this year after contracting 2.3% in 2023. The World Bank, in its latest report on ... Read More

Visitors to the World's Tallest Living Tree Could Face Fine Or Jail Time

Located deep in the heart of Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) is the world's tallest old-growth redwood ... More from us: Climate Change Leading to Rise in Female Sea Turtles, Decline ... Read More

Palestinian Authority Announces a New Cabinet as It Faces Calls for Reform

Palestinian Authority Announces a New Cabinet as It Faces Calls for Reform RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP ... Mustafa, a politically independent U.S.-educated economist, had vowed to form a technocratic ... Read More

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Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019. The administration’s top ... Read More

World Bank unveils new scorecard to measure accountability

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters ... The U.S. and other major shareholders have pushed the World Bank to improve how it helps countries address issues such as climate change and pandemic preparedness. Read More