Sources: Al Jazeera
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani visits Washington, D.C. to attend meetings with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and to meet with Israeli delegations and U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio, marking the first time a Syrian official has visited the United States in 25 years. 2025-09-18
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
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa warns that the effects of the pandemic on Africa's economy could push the number of "extremely poor" Africans to 514 million people. The World Bank also announced a recession as the economies of African countries continue to shrink. 2021-12-24
Kyrgyzstan signs an agreement with the World Bank to purchase vaccines developed by Sinopharm. 2021-05-12
The World Bank says that the economies affected by the Great Recession are starting to recover. 2014-01-15
The World Bank offers a US$500 million loan to the Philippines. 2013-11-19
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
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
2011 Horn of Africa famine: The World Bank promises $500 million in aid to drought victims in East Africa as a United Nations agency hosts an emergency meeting aimed at fighting famine. 2011-07-25