List of World Bank articles
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Milei is seen in partial profile as he walks in front of a dark blue stage backdrop. Milei is smiling slightly and looking down; he wears a dark suit and tie and clutches a folder and a cell phone in his hands. Why the IMF’s Loan to Argentina Is a Scandal
The Trump-Milei political alliance indicates the need for the International Monetary Fund’s reform.
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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A woman gestures in front of a podium that reads: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND." Can the IMF and World Bank Get Back on Track?
Essential viewpoints ahead of the institutions’ annual meetings.
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A large crowd of people reach out with hands extended for food. A hand reaches out from behind the camera, holding some food wrapped in brown paper. The World Bank Is Failing and Needs a Restart
Global poverty and income divergence are set to rise again—a brutal indictment of the institution’s work.
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with former U.S. Vice President and climate campaigner Al Gore during the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 9, 2022. Aid and Climate Policies Are a World of ‘Let’s Pretend’
Aid to Africa and the climate conference circuit are fundamentally flawed, requiring an overhaul of the international institutions’ missions.
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A security guard walks past a large blue banner that says SPRING MEETINGS 2024 | WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WORLD BANK GROUP. It’s Time for the World Bank to Break With Tradition
The bank must adopt a new model to alleviate extreme poverty.
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A person with a top hat, long red hair, and evil clown make-up stands in the central foreground as a man in the near background holds up a white protest sign reading "No A Las ZEDEs", translated to "No to the Employment and Development Zones". How a Start-Up Utopia Became a Nightmare for Honduras
U.S. investors are suing Honduras over special economic zones, and the dispute could bankrupt the country.
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Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, president of the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28), speaks to the media following the opening session of the conference in Dubai on Nov. 30. At COP28, the World Needs to Prioritize Financial Reform
Three ideas that could boost investment in the planet—and its people.
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An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022. The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
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A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard. The World Bank’s Big Week
What to know ahead of the institution’s annual meetings.
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The silhouette of a person operating hand-held machinery in a rice paddy. Niger Is a Warning for the World Bank
International finance needs a new playbook for crisis as the bank convenes for its annual meetings.
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A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others. The Alliances That Matter Now
Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done.
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An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo. A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
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Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone. Can the G-20 Be a Champion for the Global South?
The group needs to embrace new ideas and more inclusive leadership.
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A man wearing a matching patterned shirt and pants leans close to a display case of food next to a bus station on a cloudy day. Next to the display case is a campaign poster showing images of the president and vice president, along with green and red text reading "The team to reconnect Nigeria." Will Bola Tinubu’s Reforms Help or Harm Nigeria?
Removing fuel subsidies and floating the naira’s exchange rate may please international lenders, but the policies could trap millions in poverty.
