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No justice in sight for World Bank project-affected communities in Liberia
More than a year late, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation has finally submitted its response to an ...
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$150M World Bank project plagued by allegations of violence and abuse terminated in Tanzania
The project was supposed to be a boon for wildlife-based tourism in the East African country, but critics say it came “at an ...
World Bank president cautions against hasty reaction to Trump policies
Policymakers around the globe should not react in haste to announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, and ...
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No, 'Detty December' Remittances in Nigeria Did Not Equal 4 Percent of the Country's GDP, As Claimed By Former Governor
No, 'Detty December' remittances in Nigeria did not equal 4% of the country's GDP, as claimed by former governor The former governor based the claim on a Wikipedia entry, which quoted a 2021 news ...
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World Bank flags flaw in Uraan plan
The World Bank has detected a flaw in the recently launched Uraan Pakistan plan, pointing out that the national economic vision lacks the basic ingredient required to fix Pakistan's ailing economy ...
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World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The World Bank building in Washington, Monday, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Updated [hour ...
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World Bank warns that US tariffs could reduce global growth outlook
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday warned that U.S. across-the-board tariffs of 10% could reduce already lackluster global economic growth of 2.7% in 2025 by 0.3 percentage ...
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Steady global economic growth leaves poorest nations behind, World Bank says
Foreign direct investment is flowing into the developing world at half the level of the early 2000s, the bank said. Globally, countries imposed five times as many new trade barriers last year as ...
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Pakistan’s premier welcomes World Bank’s 10-year funding plan of $20 billion
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with ...
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Pakistan welcomes World Bank's $20 billion lending pledge
Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the World Bank has pledged to lend $20 billion over the next decade, commencing in 2026 under its Country Partnership Framework, to help address the ...
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Pakistan: World Bank announces $20 billion funding plan
Pakistan has agreed to an unprecedented ten-year plan with the World Bank which will see $20 billion (€19.4 billion) worth of loans for the country's cash-strapped economy. The South Asian ...
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New World Bank Program to Improve Water Supply and Quality and Advance Water Sector Reforms
BEIRUT, January 15, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$257.8 million financing to improve water supply services in the Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area. The Second ...