World Bank

DBS, Maybank, IFC to collaborate on funding Johor-Singapore renewable energy project

2026-10-26T07:32:06.000Z
Economic diplomacy must evolve beyond formal negotiations and summit declarations.

The future of economic diplomacy lies beyond multilateral organisations

2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said many issues remained unresolved, especially around AI: “We are in a place where we have many more questions than we have answers.”

IMF/World Bank meetings leave developing countries with more questions than answers

2026-10-18T11:32:18.000Z
International Monetary and Financial Committee chair Mohammed Al-Jadaan (left) and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva in Bangkok on Oct 17.

Global economy resilient but ‘no room for complacency’, IMF committee head says amid Russia tensions

2026-10-18T02:39:13.000Z
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva admonished the world’s two largest economies to make painful policy changes to reduce growing fiscal and trade imbalances. 

IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, China to shift away from exports

2026-10-14T09:51:21.000Z
From left: Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Oct 14.

IMF, World Bank tout ‘Bangkok Blueprint’ against digital fraud

2026-10-14T08:53:28.000Z
Temasek Trust’s Desmond Kuek (left) with World Bank Group’s Paschal Donohoe at the MOU signing.
TAKING HEART

Temasek Trust, World Bank Group tie up to advance initiatives in climate and energy

2026-10-14T08:17:54.000Z
World Bank president Ajay Banga says that more countries have shown interest in retooling existing projects than in tapping the immediate crisis window to address their liquidity needs.

World Bank in talks with dozens of countries about crisis aid: Banga

2026-10-11T07:26:26.000Z
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in 2026 are being held outside of Washington for the first time in three years.

Iran war’s energy shock, record public debt loom over IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

2026-10-11T06:44:09.000Z
China, close to being declared a high-income country, has sharply reduced its borrowing from development banks, with total borrowing down to US$4.7 billion in 2024 from US$8 billion in 2021.

China’s funding of development institutions up sharply: study

2026-10-08T06:58:09.000Z