World Bank

The financier is credited with transforming the World Bank. Among his reforms, he is said to have given "voice to the poor and magnify the impact of development investments."

The World Bank issues a report this week detailing the extent of the recession, the first caused solely by a pandemic. Its findings are sobering — but do offer a glimmer of hope.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies. But the World Bank projects its economies could pull back as much as 5.1% this year, driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

Nonprofits and advocacy groups use the rankings as a tool to name and shame countries into improving their policies. But the indexes do have some drawbacks.

The 7-1 decision overturns a 70-plus-year standard of immunity for the bank and its branches. Now a lawsuit filed on behalf of fisherfolk in India can go forward.

From an economic standpoint, China does not need World Bank loans. So why is it still a top borrower?

Since 2011, the tech mogul has poured $200 million into developing new and improved toilets. At his Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing, the innovations were showcased for the first time.

China's development banks provide as much financing to developing countries as the World Bank does, Boston University's Kevin Gallagher explains.

A group of researchers are finding creative ways — through experimental games and scenarios — to quantify how much control women have over their lives.

The World Bank and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative are betting on local solutions to protect girls and women from abuse.