World Bank (WB)

Turn dirty power plants into clean ones

We need to invest in renewables now

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one

Bangladesh, World Bank sign $2.25 billion loan deal for 5 dev projects

The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of $2.25 billion to Bangladesh

World Bank to give over $8 billion in next 4 years

The World Bank Group is set to provide Bangladesh with upwards of $2 billion every year over the next four years to help the country gear up for its next phase of development.

Is World Bank ready for the New World?

Attempting to tackle poverty and climate change simultaneously could lead some governments to make costly and counterproductive decisions.

International Day of Forests / How forestry projects destroy forests

Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.

Avoid middle-income trap at all costs

Bangladesh should be careful about falling into the middle-income trap, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank’s managing director of operations.

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.

May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023

Turn dirty power plants into clean ones

We need to invest in renewables now

May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one

May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023

Bangladesh, World Bank sign $2.25 billion loan deal for 5 dev projects

The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of $2.25 billion to Bangladesh

April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023

World Bank to give over $8 billion in next 4 years

The World Bank Group is set to provide Bangladesh with upwards of $2 billion every year over the next four years to help the country gear up for its next phase of development.

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

Is World Bank ready for the New World?

Attempting to tackle poverty and climate change simultaneously could lead some governments to make costly and counterproductive decisions.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

How forestry projects destroy forests

Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Avoid middle-income trap at all costs

Bangladesh should be careful about falling into the middle-income trap, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank’s managing director of operations.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

Illnesses caused by air polution: The Invisible Killer

Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 percent of the country’s GDP, said a World Bank report yesterday.