The World Bank offers an online course entitled “ESF Fundamentals” aimed at environmental and social practitioners who are interested in an in-depth knowledge of the ESF. The course is free. The ESF ...

The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) is expected to launch on October 1, 2018. The new Framework, which will gradually replace the Safeguard policies, provides improved ...

Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report ...

Ghana, for instance, has urged the World Bank to change its nuclear policy because it wants to build its own reactors without having to throw its lot into one geopolitical corner. It has been ...

The World Bank said on Wednesday that its board had approved a $1 billion loan to help South Africa reform its energy sector, as the country tries to overcome regular power cuts that have curbed ...