The Latest Breaking News from the World Bank

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.

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.

Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated.

Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two more turbines started operations.

Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in…

I see looming political and environmental threats – and too few willing to address them. Where is the urgency, asks former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

Hauling garbage in Mali’s capital, Bamako, can be grim