NNW Bureau

WASHINGTON, July 6th, 2026 — The World Bank Group has approved US$225 million in financing for the Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Jobs (PRODUIRE2) to strengthen climate resilience, improve infrastructure, …

It is early morning in a small market town in northern Bangladesh, and Mehedi is already at his shop. He opened the doors of his Better Life Center in Saidpur …

BEIJING, July 7, 2026 — China’s economy stayed resilient in early 2026, supported by strong high-tech investment and exports, according to the World Bank’s latest China Economic Update, Rebalancing Growth.  The report …

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines stands at an important moment in its development journey. Its transition to upper-middle income country (Umic) status on July 1st 2026, is a recognition of decades …

Washington, July 7, 2026 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC, rated Aaa/AAA), a member of the World Bank Group, priced its first US dollar benchmark bond of the fiscal year, …

Algiers, Algeria: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Charalambos Tsangarides visited Algiers during June 16–30, to conduct the 2026 Article IV consultation with Algeria. At the end of …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board completed today the 2026 Article IV Consultation for The Gambia[1] and the fifth review of The Gambia’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, approved on January 12, 2024, to …

Washington, DC: On June 29, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Solomon Islands.[1] Economic activity in 2025 exceeded staff expectations. The economy …

Washington, DC: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today the appointment of Silvana Tenreyro as the Fund’s Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department (RES). …

Cristiano Ronaldo could play his final FIFA World Cup match on Monday 6 July, when Portugal face Spain in the Round of 16 in Arlington, Texas. The Portuguese superstar, who has featured at six World Cups …