The Latest Breaking News from the World Bank

India wants to renegotiate the 64-year-old pact under which the neighbours split water from six Himalayan rivers.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa are contesting an election focused on the economy.

The World Bank estimates 11 percent goes uncollected, and is burned, disposed of on land or leaks into rivers and the ocean.

Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use.

Factory roofs blown off, products worth millions of dollars destroyed, supply chains disrupted: Typhoon Yagi has had a disastrous impact on local and global companies in northern Vietnam who could take months to recover, business leaders warn.

Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use.

It is hardly surprising that Putin’s cronies are taking victory laps and celebrating the IMF’s legitimization of the Kremlin.

When you think of modern, oil-rich Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), you may picture a life of luxury. But beneath the shots of towering skyscrapers and splendid grand malls, there is a concerning reality: women are frequently missing from the economic picture.

World Bank president Ajay Banga is in Canberra this week. It’s the first time a World Bank president has visited Australia in seven years.

The small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor is at an energy development crossroads

Beijing’s detractors claim it lures in African countries with big loans, but the continent’s leaders also have a choice.