The World Bank is considering securitizing some of the projects it’s backing to attract more private funding as it prepares ...

World Bank plans securitization to attract private funding for development projects in poorest nations, speeding up progress.

World Bank chief Ajay Banga’s visit to Mozambique this month at the invitation of President Daniel Chapo to discuss a $6.4 ...

The World Bank Group today announced the appointment of Tsutomu Yamamoto as Managing Director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform.

The World Bank has named Dr Francisca Ayodeji (Ayo) Akala, a Nigerian national, as the new Country Manager for Uganda ...

The World Bank is providing a $700-million loan to support a project aimed at strengthening communities’ resilience to climate change and disaster risks in the Philippines. In a statement yesterday, ...

Multilateral lender World Bank has approved a $700-million loan for the Philippine government’s initiative to make ...

The World Bank and IMF are increasingly focused on expanding their mandate at the expense of economic development and financial stability goals. This paper urges these institutions to “get back to ...

World Bank president David Malpass announced Wednesday he is quitting, after sharp criticism from Treasury Secretary Yellen and Biden' climate adviser John F. Kerry over climate policies.

Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. By David Gelles and Alan Rappeport Mr. Gelles writes ...

The World Bank is in a unique position to help developing countries prepare for climate change. Here are two things critics say it could do better, and one they say it shouldn’t do at all.