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Officials will discuss major steps to restore support for Syria from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at spring ...
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Wednesday he has had constructive talks with the Trump administration about the ...
By Timour Azhari, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Pesha Magid BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria's debts to ...
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted what he calls the return of manufacturing to the United States, hailing ...
In the latest episode of our weekly podcast series, we discuss the top global development stories from this week and look ...
Africa's demographic advantage is no longer theoretical. The world is watching. Nigeria is ready to step into its role -- not as a recipient of aid, but as a co-architect of global growth.Africa doesn ...
World Bank officials have discussed providing financing to help reconstruct the country's power grid, heavily damaged by years of war, and also to support public sector pay, two of the sources said.
MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...
The U.S. dollar has been the dominant currency in global trade and finance for more than seven decades. Over that time, little has ever truly threatened its position. Global economic systems operate ...
Diversion of funds from development projects through corruption impairs the ability of governments, donors, and the World Bank to achieve the goals of reducing poverty, attracting investment, and ...
The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of ...