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Funds will help to pay hospital workers and pensions, and continue social programmes for the vulnerable

The World Bank is preparing a $1.5 billion support package for war-torn Ukraine and plans to aid developing countries struggling to keep up with surging food and energy prices, World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war news from April 11: France declares Russian agents posing as diplomats as persona non grata.

Bank says many surrounding countries will suffer severe hardship as result of invasion, with Russia predicted to fall into recession

New Delhi can play an important role in shaping a new, more democratic, world order

Post-COVID learning for children should be accelerated, says World Bank’s Global Director for Education Jaime Saavedra.

A set of reforms the IMF wants Lebanon to enact before approving a funding deal for the country will largely be left for a new parliament to study, an adviser to the prime minister said on Friday, suggesting little may be done before a May 15 national election. The IMF…

Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising each by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame inflation that has soared due to crippling shortages of basic goods driven by a devastating economic crisis.

The International Crisis Group has called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to launch an “inclusive” national political dialogue to reduce polarization and prevent the country from sliding into a severe socio-economic crisis. In a report published on its website, the Brussels-based organization urged the President to launch a national dialogue…