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As government officials gather in Washington DC next week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings, social security systems around the world are at risk. Faced with ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The world's 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to ...

FILE PHOTO: The World Bank logo is seen at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The World Bank will launch its first ever debt-for-development swap within weeks, its Vice President and Treasurer Jorge Familiar told Reuters, as the Washington ...

The World Bank notes an average transfer cost of more than 6%, meaning that a $1,000 transfer costs at least $60. To choose the best company, Forbes Advisor analyzed international money transfer ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the World Bank and IMF were conceived 80 years ago, the world was a very different place. Over half of ...

The World Bank logo is seen at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023. Photo: Reuters Close to 40 percent of World ...

the World Bank announced in a new report published Sunday. Government debt in these countries, which are home to around 40 percent of the world’s population, now stands at an average of 72 ...

The World Bank's executive board on Thursday approved the creation of a financial intermediary fund (FIF) to support Ukraine, with contributions expected from the United States, Canada and Japan ...

(Reuters) -The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are providing Argentina with $8.8 billion in financing, the South American country's economy ministry announced on Wednesday ...