The Latest Breaking News from World Bank

Jude Weston brings you the news from the Reserve Bank of India, Maharashtra, the Supreme Court, and the World Bank.

In Bolivia's highland city La Paz, Maribel Sanchez's children spent much of the last two years huddling over a small smartphone screen to attend online classes amid a lengthy lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mangroves ring the shores of many of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands. But in the most populated areas, the world’s largest mangrove forests have been steadily whittled away, and with them, the ability to store blue carbon.

The Albanese government will provide money for a new global fund designed to help prevent future pandemics.

Lebanon, Egypt and Syria have signed an agreement to import Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria

The World Bank has warned of “hidden hunger” resulting from the heightened food insecurity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It published a report on Monday expressing concern over the poor nutritional status of the Palestinian population, underlining the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies among groups for whom good…

Lebanon will sign a "final" agreement to import gas from Egypt on June 21, its energy ministry told Reuters, after months of delays to a plan viewed as critical to boosting power supplies for Lebanon's stricken economy. The plan, first floated in summer 2021, is part of a US-backed effort…

Thailand relies on the tourism sector, especially international tourism -- the industry is one of top three revenue generating for the country.

Multilateral and bilateral lenders on Wednesday made a series of pledges to support Ivory Coast's 2021-25 Development Plan totalling $26.1 billion, Prime Minister Patrick Achi said.