The European Commission is set to propose a binding law to slash emissions by 90% by 2040 as part of its overarching goal to ...

Thailand’s prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from her duties following a ruling by the Constitutional ...

South America's Mercosur trade bloc and a group of four small European nations on Wednesday wrapped up talks on a sweeping free-trade agreement a decade in the making that will cover nearly all ...

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed an EU climate target for 2040 that for the first time will allow countries to ...

1 At the present time all 191 members are participants in the Special Drawing Rights Department. 2 Voting power varies on certain matters pertaining to the General Department with use of the Fund's ...

French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared ...

The countries that comprise BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as five new members—are an informal grouping of emerging economies hoping to increase their sway in ...

The EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable ...

The Quad must evolve from rhetoric to action with a unified strategy that fully integrates India and counters China’s ...

The Trump administration’s deportations of undocumented immigrants are accelerating as part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized immigration. The focus so far has been on immigration raids ...

Back to Top Q1. What is an SDR? The Special Drawing Right (SDR) is an interest-bearing international reserve asset created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement other reserve assets of member countries.

The table below lists the WBG client countries that are recognized as Small States and members of the Small States Forum (SSF), as well as those classified by the United Nations as Small Island ...