The World Bank

Direct physical damage in Lebanon amounts to at least $3.4 billion, the Damage and Loss Assessment conducted by the World Bank said.

Anujar Kar at the World Bank highlights the strategies and investments to enhance productivity and resilience in Malaysia’s agrofood sector, in the face of geopolitical tensions and climate change.

The World Bank has upgraded Malaysia’s economic growth forecast to 4.9% in 2024, an increase from its initial 4.3% prediction set in April.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched phase one of the National Health Demand and Supply in collaboration with the World Bank Group.

The World Bank said Malaysia leads the way in a survey which included Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Preschool serves as the starting point for a child's lifelong learning journey, but there remains a void in investment. Aija Rinkinen and Tham Yin Yee from the World Bank address the gaps in early childhood education in Malaysia and improving the quality of teachers.

The World Bank has announced US$1.7 billion in new assistance for Turkiye to help the country recover from the recent devastating earthquakes.

The World Bank said Sri Lanka needs to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle its crisis' root causes.

The GST is better than the SST because the GST widen a country's tax base and brings in more revenue, said the World Bank Group lead economist Dr Apurva Sanghi.

Nagavalli spent 22 years serving the World Bank in various capacities and worked in more than 60 countries throughout her tenure.

According to the World Bank, it is estimated that 20-30 percent of budget for public contracts is wasted.

The World Bank has revised Malaysia's economic growth projection to 3.3 per cent in 2021, down from the 4.5 per cent forecast in June.

Georgieva also accused the office of the World Bank's past president, Jim Kong Kim, of manipulation.

The scheme needs to be further developed and improved to achieve the World Bank's five pillar pension policy framework.

The report, prepared by law firm WilmerHale raises concerns about China's influence at the World Bank.