ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The African Development Bank elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its next president on ...

Embattled Hong Kong property developer New World Development Co. has landed more vows from banks to help with a HK$87.5 ...

The World Bank has cut Kenya's growth forecast for this year by half a point from its initial prediction to 4.5%, it said on ...

Kenya’s economic growth rate is expected to slow for the second straight year amid headwinds from tight public finances and ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the World Bank and the IMF had identified concentrated ownership of the economy, not BEE, as constraining South Africa’s economic growth. Was he right?

In a major development, the World Bank has announced a long-term financial support plan of $40 billion for Pakistan, to be ...

The World Bank also wants higher taxes on soft drinks, effectively bringing a sugar tax to discourage the consumption of sweetened beverages. The World Bank is seeking higher taxes on alcohol and ...

For communities that have long battled the vagaries of weather and market fluctuations, this project offers a chance to ...

Debt-servicing to China now surpasses all repayments to the Paris Club combined, according to a Lowy Institute report.

The Economic Affairs Division has initiated work on a comprehensive implementation framework for unlocking a $40 billion investment from the World Bank ...

This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, ...

The World Bank will focus its support for the Philippines on basic services such as health and education, and on boosting the ...