List of World Bank articles
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WASHINGTON - MAY 08: An employee walks outside the World Bank headquarters May 8, 2007 in Washington, DC. Recent reports indicate that the global financial institution may soon resolve controversies surrounding its President Paul Wolfowitz. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) House Bill Would Decimate World Bank Funding
The proposed bill slashes more than half a billion dollars, or almost half of U.S. funding for the organization.
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GettyImages-76654648 Uzbekistan Forced Labor Linked to World Bank Projects, Advocates Say
A new report from Human Rights Watch and Uzbek activists alleges the continued use of forced and child labor in harvesting the Central Asian country’s cotton crop.
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GettyImages-505325038 Even China-Backed Development Bank Won’t Touch Coal Projects
The World Bank rival says it will only fund environmentally-friendly projects.
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GettyImages-624191984 Trump Treasury Nominees Aren’t Partial To IMF Bailouts
That doesn’t bode well for Greece, which appears to be hurtling toward another default.
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GettyImages-1609463 In Support of World Bank Capital Replenishment
Global leadership does not come for free.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) applauds on May 23, 2016 during the World Humanitarian Summit family photo session in Istanbul. The over 60 heads of state and government gathered for the two-day summit convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will have to defeat considerable scepticism that the event will turn into a well-intentioned but fruitless talking shop. / AFP / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) Why the World Humanitarian Summit Meeting in Turkey Really Does Matter
John Norris told Foreign Policy readers that the Istanbul conference would be irrelevant. It wasn’t.
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WorldBank_image1 Is Jim Kim Destroying the World Bank — or Saving it From Itself?
The good doctor Kim is out to salvage the bank's global relevance. But his radical reforms have critics calling for his head.
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GettyImages-489239074 (1) Greece’s Debt Crisis Arrives in Foggy Bottom
Greece and its creditors are bringing their debt standoff to Washington.
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GettyImages-520625744 IMF Sees the World Economy Heading The Wrong Way
The IMF projects the global economy is headed south.
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KOSOVO-A Tiny Kosovo Faces a Big Energy Dilemma
The energy-starved Balkan nation needs a new power plant. But is dirty brown coal the best way to build the economy?
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Unknown-2 The Exchange: What Do Margaret Thatcher and Genghis Khan Tell Us About the Future of Globalization?
Jeffrey E. Garten and Robert Zoellick on refugees, women, and the connected world.
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FP_podcast_article_artwork-1-globalthinkers Are Women Still Disconnected From The Connected World?
2011 Global Thinker Robert Zoellick and Jeffrey E. Garten discuss the future of emerging markets, gender equality, and the cyclical nature of globalization.
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GettyImages-469934198 World Bank: Expected 2016 U.S. Economic Growth Won’t Save Developing Nations
The World Bank cut its global growth forecast amid concerns about slow growth in China and emerging markets.
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GettyImages-465321114 Chinese Finance Minister’s Advice to U.S. Fed: Keep Interest Rates at Zero
China wants the United States to keep interest rates near zero.
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GettyImages-469929320 (1) 960 It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and the IMF Feels Fine
Is the world's foremost lender of last resort finally ready to give developing countries the power they deserve?
