The World Bank has approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon ...

The goal of ending extreme poverty around the globe remains elusive partly due to compounding challenges faced by economies ...

The World Bank announced Wednesday that it will invest over $1.3 billion to improve the quality of life in three war-torn ...

The 39 economies classified as facing conflict or instability are set to be home to 60% of those who live in extreme poverty ...

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...

The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the World Bank approved $930 million to help improve the country’s railway infrastructure, boost domestic trade, create jobs and diversify the economy.

The Philippines is blessed with rich biological diversity, including endemic species of flora and fauna. Did you know that its coastal and marine ecosystems boast of a diverse array of coral species, ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy intensity — the amount of energy needed to produce $1 of GDP — was 4.2 megajoules (million ...

Professor Daniel Haines talks about the making of the Treaty, the concerns flagged by India and Pakistan, even before the ...

Brazil leads Latin America in the number of millionaires, with nearly 400,000 residents holding a net worth of $1 million or ...

The number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria is put at 86.8 million, the highest world-wide, says a World Bank 2025 report.

The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took ...