NNW Bureau

Held at the Fiji Museum with free public access throughout the day, the celebration brought together government institutions, cultural agencies, youth, communities, artisans and visitors through a vibrant programme of …

Kouatena, North West Benin. Simplice, 11, proudly holds his “C’est Moi” card. For this student, this document is much more than an ID: it is the key to passing his …

Washington, D.C., May 20, 2026: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the Barbados Water Security and Sector Performance Program, a new project that will strengthen water security in …

Washington, D.C. May 19, 2026: The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors have approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Belize. The strategy focuses on expanding economic opportunity and creating more and better jobs for …

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2026 — The World Bank Group approved a new operation in the State of Sergipe, Brazil, to create jobs and expand economic opportunities by improving access to …

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Alina Iancu, met with the Moldovan authorities in Chișinău during May 7–20, 2026, to discuss their request for a new …

Islamabad, Pakistan: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Iva Petrova has concluded its staff visit to Islamabad between May 13 to 20, 2026. The staff visit focused on …

At current growth rates, per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa would take roughly half a century to double. Our chapter in the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa shows that implementing well-designed …

Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, who goes by his middle name, had a debut Diamond League track meet to remember. Stretching over the line first by one-thousandth of a second ahead of Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala and USA’s Kenny …

India’s MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan upset France’s Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters 2026 badminton tournament at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. MR …