WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial markets, the World Bank predicted in a report on Thursday.Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty of the world's most troubled countries have made progress in efforts that range from reducing poverty to improving the education of girls and cutting down on the deaths of women in childbirth, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global finance officials on Saturday endorsed a new World Bank goal to end extreme global poverty by 2030 and emphasized that its focus should be on ensuring that the poorest benefit from strong growth and rising prosperity in developing nations. Full story
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends the G20 finance ministers meeting during the Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici holds a news conference during the IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
France's Economy Minister Pierre Moscovici (C, foreground) departs after a news conference with Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer (C, background) during the IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
BlackRock Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Laurence Fink speaks during a programme of seminars at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Tokyo October 10, 2012. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
