The Latest Breaking News from World Bank

What to know ahead of the institution’s annual meetings.

At the fund’s annual meeting this week in Morocco, ambitions for climate and debt relief may be overwhelmed by events – again

The annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are due to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in mid-October. The city and country are still reeling from a devastating earthquake in early September.

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

A new study finds that far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones around the world

While noting that this analysis was for the absolute increase from 2014-15 to 2019-21, the paper also said that the annual improvements in regular toilet use had not been linear “and masks two distinct phases evident in the data”. 

Tanzania government blamed for violence against villagers in national park, while thousands more people face losing their homes

PM Modi launched various development projects worth over ₹5,000 crore, including projects worth ₹4,500 crore related to education sector in Gujarat

The US and China are building rival global coalitions as the UN stumbles. Tackling collective challenges will be harder in a fragmented world

Non-govt orgs demand WB, TN govt intervention to address long-pending issues in WB-funded housing projects for urban poor. Report highlights unresolved issues, threats of eviction, delays in land alienation. WB urged to propose remedial measures, TN govt to form high-level committee to monitor progress, TNUHDB to put in place transparent…

The State cabinet had approved this project in December last year. OSCRGP has been declared effective from August 11, 2023 by the World Bank.