Richard Damania is the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group, effective March 1, 2020. He has held several positions in the World Bank including as Senior Economic Advisor in ...

The World Bank today priced a new 5-year CAD 1.5 billion benchmark that matures on January 19, 2027. The World Bank launched the Sustainable Development Bond while raising awareness for the World Bank ...

World Population Day is observed on July 11 to raise awareness about global population issues and their impact on society.

World Bank officials, David Malpass, Anshula Kant and Jorge Familiar, hosted a panel to discuss the evolving role of private capital investment in providing sustainable finance for countries to meet ...

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a 5-year British ...

In this major new work, Jeffrey D. Sachs presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can take a holistic pathway forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide ...

Future collaboration between UNESCO and the World Bank will focus in particular on urban development for cultural heritage and the economics of culture, but will also extend to cultural diversity and ...

The Seville Commitment focuses on reforms to help poor nations adapt to climate crises, such as debt swaps, natural disasters debt pause clauses and an exploration of "global solidarity levies", which ...

The World Bank's new president Ajay Banga on Friday asked the lender's 16,000 staff to "double down" on development and climate efforts as he seeks to accelerate the bank's evolution to tackle the ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its determination to tackle energy poverty with a high-level Stakeholder Engagement forum towards the implementation of the National Energy Compact ...

World Population Day was established by the UN in 1989, inspired by the world population hitting five billion on July 11, ...