NNW Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2026—The World Bank Group today announced the 18-month debarment with conditional release of China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC), a Beijing, People’s Republic of China-based …

Bridgetown, Barbados, May 27, 2026: Barbados has built a solid track record  of investing in education, and it has a clear opportunity to ensure that investment translates into the skills students need in the world of work, according to a World Bank Education Public Expenditure Review released today during the launch …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka’s economic reform program supported by the 48-month Extended Fund Facility …

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Lone Christiansen and comprising Silvia Albrizio, Yueling Huang, Alain Kabundi, and Yu Ching Wong, conducted discussions for the 2026 Article IV …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Greece.[1] The authorities have consented to the publication of the Staff Report prepared for this …

A depleted Indian football team will be in action at the Unity Cup 2026, scheduled to start in London, United Kingdom, from Wednesday. All football matches will be played at The Valley in London, home …

The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a hard-fought 2-1 loss to Australia in the first game of the four-match AUS vs IND 2026 series at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. The four-match IND …

India’s Ayush Shetty’s Singapore Badminton Open 2026 campaign ended early after suffering a first-round exit at the hands of World Championships medallist Victor Lai of Canada on Tuesday. Ayush Shetty, 20th in the …

India’s Yuki Bhambri and N Sriram Balaji both progressed to the second round of the men’s doubles event at the French Open 2026 tennis tournament on Tuesday. Yuki Bhamri and his partner Michael Venus of New …

Under the theme Museums, AI and the Future, this year’s MuseumWeek will explore how technological transformations are affecting museums, using artificial intelligence as a starting point.  Five UNESCO webinars will each …