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President Donald Trump on Friday asked Congress to approve $3.2 billion in contributions to the World Bank's International ...
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...
The World Population Review ranks California as the state with the third-highest cost of living for 2025, following Hawaii ...
At the recently concluded 2025 IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings, global economic conversations revealed a complex mix of ...
WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...
The budget proposal unveiled by Mr Trump on May 2 cuts foreign aid by US$49 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced that they will settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling roughly $15m, according ...
The World Bank’s projection that Nigeria's poverty rate could soar to 56% by 2027 is now a source of concern to NACCIMA and ...
The IMF now expect Botswana’s economy to contract by about 0.4% this year, while the World Bank now projects 0.6% growth.
Bangladesh will reassess its participation in the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme if the attached conditions, particularly on exchange rate liberalisation, prove unfavourable, ...