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The World Bank serves as an international financial institution granting loans to developing countries. The recipients have to pledge structural reforms in return.

The World Bank's official objective No. 1 is to reduce poverty. This page collates recent DW content on the lender's activities.

Indonesien Erdbeben & Tsunami | Zerstörung in Palu, Sulawesi

World Bank offers financial assistance to disaster-hit Indonesia 14.10.2018

Some of the World Bank loan would be directed towards 150,000 families affected by the earthquakes and tsunami that hit Lombok and Sulawesi islands. Indonesia is still reeling from the quakes that killed 2,000 people.
Symbolbild Gift Giftgas giftiger Abfall Tonne Fass

Opinion: A toxic cocktail for the world economy 12.10.2018

It seems like bad news is springing up from many major economies. Although it's too early to talk of a doomsday scenario, the risks should no longer be ignored, says DW's Henrik Böhme.
Indonesien Jahrestagung von IWF und Weltbank Christine Lagarde

Lagarde defends rate hikes after Trump's Fed attack 11.10.2018

The head of the International Monetary Fund has thrown her weight behind the US central bank's recent rate hikes. Her support came after Donald Trump had called the Fed's policies "crazy" and harmful.
China Müll Yangtze-Fluss

Global waste to pile up by 70 percent in 2050 21.09.2018

Global waste growth will outpace population growth by 2050, with most of the trash being generated in urban areas. The World Bank says urgent action is needed to prevent untreated waste from clogging the streets.
USA IWF Haupteingang

The IMF comeback in Africa 14.09.2018

The International Monetary Fund has made a comeback in Africa. Experts say the organization that provides financial assistance to its members has learned from its mistakes, but it still cannot solve actual problems.

China Zug der China Railway Express fährt nach Iran

Africa jumps aboard China's express train 06.09.2018

The seventh China-Africa summit was a diplomatic success for China. African countries can expect more cash injections. But this is not an equal partnership and the investments do not come without risks for both sides.
Windkraft stärkt die Energieversorgung in Tansania

Fossil fuels dominate African energy investment 04.09.2018

A study has found that 60 percent of international public finance in African energy goes to fossil fuels, compared to just 18 percent to cleaner alternatives. Are wealthy countries offshoring emissions?
Symbolbild - Handys in Afrika

Africa loses billions due to high cost of remittances 24.04.2018

Billions of dollars in remittances flowed to Africa in 2017. The money could go further if it wasn't more expensive to send money to Africa than anywhere else in the world, a new World Bank study finds.

USA Beginn Frühjahrstreffen IWF und Weltbank Christine Lagarde

IMF seeks to crack down on corruption, World Bank boosts lending capacity 22.04.2018

The IMF is calling on wealthier countries to limit potential safe havens for dirty money. Meanwhile, the World Bank has approved a large increase in lending capacity.
USA Beginn Frühjahrstreffen IWF und Weltbank Christine Lagarde

IMF, World Bank kick off spring meetings on dour note 19.04.2018

Opening the sessions of the two global lenders, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has warned governments about harming global trade and investment through unilateral measures even when disagreements exist.
USA Weltbank Sitz in Washington

World Bank upgrades growth outlook on strengthening recovery 10.01.2018

The global lender has surprised analysts by predicting better-than-expected global growth. But the bank also warned of fading potential mainly in advanced economies due to aging populations.

Frankreich One Planet Summit in Paris Macron mit Teilnehmern

Investors outperform nations at Paris climate summit 12.12.2017

Two years on from the Paris Agreement, a summit in the French capital has mobilized investors to fight global warming. But critics say that when it comes to government funding, France in particular needs to do more.

'Moderate' outlook for Ethiopia's economy 21.08.2017

Ethiopia is among the world's poorest countries. Despite that - or perhaps because of it - its economy has been expanding strongly since 2003, at an average of 10% per year. At the beginning of August, ratings agency Moody's gave Ethiopia a "moderate" outlook for its low debt burden and affordable interest payments. But it warned of the country's political risks and regional tensions.
Deutschland G20

Microfinance - 'it has symbolic value' 20.07.2017

Essma Ben Hamida, co-founder of Tunisian microcredit institution Enda, was present when Ivanka Trump helped launch a loan program for women at the recent G20 summit in Hamburg. DW spoke to her in Tunis.

Hamburg - G20-Protestcamps

A brief history of the anti-globalization movement 06.07.2017

Whenever heads of state and global financial institutions come together, protest is not far away. Critics of globalization have been taking action for 20 years - also in the name of nature. DW looks back.

Child labor in Iraq 12.06.2017

Today - 12 June - is World Day Against Child Labor. It was launched 15 years ago by the United Nations' International Labor Organization. According to estimates by UNICEF, the ILO and the World Bank, 168 million children and adolescents between 5 and 17 years of age - 11 percent - are obliged to work under conditions that deprive them of basic rights and opportunities.
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