The World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has worked to make the development institution a magnet for private capital as donor ...

Global lender’s private-capital mobilization nearly equals its own deployment of funds.

The World Bank Group says it mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in its 2026 fiscal ...

The World Bank mobilised $112 billion in private capital for developing countries last financial year, reflecting a strategic shift due to donor funding limitations.

We are supporting efforts to end poverty on a livable planet, investing in stronger economies, energy access, and more resilient communities. In fiscal year 2024—which covers July 1, 2023 to June 30, ...

The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based ...

Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global ...

One year ago, the IAEA and the World Bank Group (WBG) signed a partnership agreement to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear power for development. This landmark agreement marked ...

The World Bank has announced that it has raised close to $24bn to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100bn in total spending ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a 36-year-old forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global ...

The World Bank and Asian Development Bank are poised to begin relying on each other’s due diligence and for some co-financed projects, with NGOs claiming the move will lead to lower standards and less ...