NNW Bureau

India’s Lakshya Sen moved into the men’s singles quarter-finals after a resilient three-game victory at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 on Thursday. Lakshya Sen, 12th in the men’s singles badminton rankings, beat world …

The Indian cricket team beat England in a high-scoring T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final by seven runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The result sets up India vs New Zealand T20 …

By Kelly Razzouk, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee For most of her life, Joy Ladu watched South Sudan import food it could grow itself. She …

NAIROBI, March 5, 2026 — A new World Bank Group report finds that cost‑effective and smart development investments, particularly in climate-smart agriculture, resilient cities, disaster risk management, and stronger institutions, could cut …

Lusaka, Zambia:  An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Edward Gemayel, visited Zambia from February 26 to March 4, 2026, as part of the Fund’s regular engagement with …

Washington, DC: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will close its Resident Representative Office in Paramaribo, Suriname, effective end‑April 2026. The office, headed by Mr. Charles Amo‑Yartey, was established in June 2022 …

Nairobi, Kenya: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Haimanot Teferra, visited Nairobi during February 24–March 4, 2026 to exchange views with the Kenyan authorities on recent economic …

Despite geopolitical upheavals, the shift from a fossil-fuel-based global economy to one driven by clean electrification remains on track.  According to the International Energy Agency (an autonomous international agency that …

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new phase of support for safety nets in Ethiopia under the Productive Safety Net Project 6 (PSNP 6), a …

TUNIS, March 4, 2026 — The World Bank and the Government of Tunisia are expanding their partnership to strengthen the country’s resilience to climate and disaster risks through an additional financing …