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Uzbekistan announces a nearly $1 billion loan from the two main World Bank lending institutions, aimed at supporting the country's transition to a private sector-led economy.
2022-12-17

A report released by the World Bank warns that the current economic crisis in Lebanon risks becoming one of the three most severe since the mid-19th century if its "bankrupt economic system, which benefited a few for so long" isn't reformed.
2021-06-1

The World Bank estimates that 9.6 percent of the world’s population is living in extreme poverty this year, down from 12.8% in 2012. The bank also updated its global poverty line from $1.25 per day to $1.90 per day to reflect inflation and changes in purchasing power around the world; it was last adjusted in 2008.
2015-10-5

The World Bank offers a US$500 million loan to the Philippines.
2013-11-19

The World Bank announces plans to select a new President to replace Robert Zoellick when his term expires in June.
2012-02-17

Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, claims that the world economy has entered the "danger zone", with the United States, European Union and Japan having to make tough decisions.
2011-09-14

A US$600 million project to revamp the Democratic Republic of the Congo's colonial-era railway system is launched in the capital Kinshasa, primarily funded by the World Bank and China.
2011-05-12

The World Bank pledges to loan an additional $100 million to Pakistan.
2010-09-1

Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank estimates that the 2010 Pakistan floods have caused $1 billion in damages to crops.
2010-08-14

The World Bank approves a $3.75 billion loan for a coal-fired power plant in South Africa.
2010-04-9