Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...

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The World Bank has appointed Mathew Verghis as its new Country Director for Nigeria, effective July 1, 2025. He succeeds ...

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Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. By David Gelles and Alan Rappeport Mr. Gelles writes ...

A Brief History of the World Bank. In 1944, Allied nations convened in what became the Bretton Woods conference to establish—officially a year later—the International Bank for Reconstruction ...

Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic ...