The World Bank has adopted a new set of policies aimed at preventing its projects from harming people and the environment. The global lender dedicated to fighting poverty — whose commitments...
Only 20 percent of Pacific Island households have access to electricity — and the cost is among the highest in the world, according to a senior World Bank official. Kamleshwar Khelawan, an...
Lebanese Environment Minister Muhammad Mashnouq announced the World Bank’s approval of a USD 55 million loan to fight pollution in the Qaraoun Lake and the Litani River, and for the completion...