Conservation effort: Nini in Indonesia has been planting mangrove seedlings at a government site since 2021, which provides her with a steady income. Countries around the globe are facing increasing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD rated Aaa/AAA) priced a New Zealand dollar 600 million 7-year 4.25% fixed-rate bond due ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 5-year British pound sterling (GBP) benchmark maturing in October ...

The Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) is a landmark collaboration between the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, designed to deepen the two institutions’ collaboration on cofinanced public ...

The World Bank said its Board has approved a 50 million U.S. dollar Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project intended to increase the use of digital services by people and businesses and to improve ...

The World Bank has long sought to help reduce inequalities between women and men in the transport sector. Since 2017, the institution has further intensified its efforts to help address the challenges ...

The World Bank has taken its first step since ending its ban on funding nuclear energy projects by partnering with the International Atomic Energy Agency to support countries that choose to include ...

As a growing number of countries look to strengthen their domestic energy production, meet baseload power generation needs, and manage low-carbon climate goals, they’re increasingly looking to nuclear ...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday doubled down on his push to revamp the bank's energy strategy to end a ban on lending for nuclear power projects and ...

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising ...

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors. By Max Bearak The world’s largest and ...

Learn how international competitive bidding ensures fair competition for World Bank projects and how borrowers can secure funding with this transparent process.