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News from the global financial institution that provides loans and grants to developing countries, aiming to reduce poverty and foster economic development

Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade. Victor Besa / The National

UAE working towards connecting 'new centres of growth' globally

WorldApril 13, 2023

Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, director-general of the Opec Fund for International Development. PA

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Opec Fund 'happy' to take on ambitious climate financing pledge

BusinessApril 13, 2023

David Malpass, president of the World Bank, stressed the need for working capital financing to start flowing again. EPA

Higher credit provision needed to exit slowing economy, World Bank chief says

EconomyApril 13, 2023

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington. Bloomberg

Janet Yellen upbeat about global economy despite IMF outlook

EconomyApril 11, 2023

An oil pumpjack in Emlichheim, Germany. A host of data releases due this week will indicate global economic sentiment and potential demand for oil. AP Photo

Oil fluctuates ahead of release of key data on crude demand and economy

EnergyApril 11, 2023

World Bank president David Malpass says advanced economies, including the US, are faring better than the lender anticipated in January. EPA

World Bank raises global growth forecast slightly to 2%

EconomyApril 10, 2023

A woman walks past a sign for the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. The meetings will take place in person from April 10 to April 16. AFP

World Bank may lend $50bn more over the next decade in line with key structural reforms

EconomyApril 08, 2023

A supermarket in Beirut. Lebanon's Blom purchasing managers’ index, a measure of the strength of its private sector, rose to 49.7 in March, from 48.8 in February. Getty

Lebanon’s business conditions hit seven-month high

EconomyApril 05, 2023

World Bank president David Malpass announced a $50 billion plan to help countries deal with crises. Getty

World Bank to boost middle-income lending arm by up to $50 billion

BankingMarch 30, 2023

Investment growth is weakening, with the 2022-24 average expected to be half that of the previous two decades, the World Bank said. Reuters

Global economic growth 'to slump to three-decade low by 2030'

EconomyMarch 27, 2023

Old Cairo. Egypt's economy has faced immense strain since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022. AFP

World Bank and Egypt agree on $7bn framework

EconomyMarch 22, 2023

The aftermath of the February 6 earthquake in Aleppo's old town. AFP

Syria’s real GDP likely to contract by 5.5% in 2023 on quake impact, World Bank says

EconomyMarch 19, 2023

President Sheikh Mohamed affirmed support for Qatar’s hosting of the 2026 IMF and World Bank meetings during a call with Sheikh Tamim. AFP

President Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim

UAEMarch 13, 2023

Ajay Banga, the US nominee to lead the World Bank, said the bank should be a catalyst for spurring lending from the private sector to mobilise the trillions of dollars needed for development. Bloomberg

World Bank chief nominee urges private lenders to increase efforts to fight poverty

EconomyMarch 11, 2023

Migrants in Tunis head with their belongings to a repatriation flight. AFP

World Bank suspends Tunisia talks after migrant attacks

TunisiaMarch 07, 2023

Collapsed buildings in Hatay on Monday, a month after a massive earthquake struck south-eastern Turkey. AFP

Turkey-Syria quake reconstruction cost estimate soars to $100bn

WorldMarch 07, 2023

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