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World Bank objects to Uganda bill to regulate purported foreign agents

Venezuela’s melting 'permafrost' draws debt investors' optimism

FILE PHOTO: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva takes part in \"Debate on the Global Economy\" during the 2026 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

US to host further G-20 talks on war’s impact on food and fertiliser

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

IMF, World Bank say they are resuming dealings with Venezuela

The move paves the way for a full IMF assessment of Venezuela’s economy for the first time in some 20 years.

Lebanese officials had ‘good’ meeting with IMF, finance minister says

Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber attends an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Finance in Beirut, Lebanon April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

World Bank launches ‘Water Forward’ programme to tackle global water stress

FILE PHOTO: A boy drinks water as he waits for customers to sell bags of water along a roadside on the outskirts of N’Djamena, Chad, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

World Bank announces water security plan for one billion people

Some four billion people – half the world’s population – face water scarcity.

11 nations urge ‘coordinated’ economic support amid Mid-East war

The IMF has lowered its global growth projection for 2026 to 3.1 per cent due to escalating conflict in the Middle East.

World Bank could provide up to $127 billion in funds for countries hit by war, president says

World Bank President Ajay Banga's comments reflect growing recognition of the huge impact the war is already having on global growth and inflation.

IMF, World Bank, IEA urge countries to stop hoarding energy supplies, imposing export controls

International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said several countries were holding onto stocks and imposing export restrictions.

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