Sources: Al Jazeera
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 International Monetary Fund no longer considers Russian default "improbable", and the World Bank also considers Russia's and Belarus's default likely. 2022-03-10
The World Bank suspends all programs in Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine. 2022-03-2
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
According to a new World Bank report, climate change could drive more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030 largely due to difficulties producing crops. 2015-11-8
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
Bangladesh receives a loan from the World Bank to strengthen regional co-operation on wildlife protection. 2011-06-4
The World Bank predicts that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami will cause a temporary slowdown in the Japanese economy before reconstruction has a positive economic impact. 2011-03-21