Sources: Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia and Qatar announce they will pay Syria's outstanding debt of $15 million to the World Bank that the country accumulated throughout its civil war from 2011, allowing Syria to work towards post-war recovery and reconstruction, which is estimated to cost at least $400 billion. 2025-04-27
Lebanon, Egypt and Syria sign an agreement to supply Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria. However, the World Bank, which is financing the deal, must validate the agreement before it can take effect. 2022-06-21
The World Bank delays its decision on granting a US$500 million loan to Tanzania, in response to pressure from activist groups over the country’s policy of banning pregnant students from attending state schools. 2020-01-27
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 says that the economies affected by the Great Recession are starting to recover. 2014-01-15
U.S. President Barack Obama nominates current President of Dartmouth College Jim Yong Kim to be head of the World Bank.2012-03-23
The World Bank announces that its President, Robert Zoellick, is stepping down when his term ends in June. 2012-02-14
Bangladesh receives a loan from the World Bank to strengthen regional co-operation on wildlife protection. 2011-06-4
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