World Bank grants its first-ever $500 mln emergency credit line to help the government respond to natural disasters and other calamities
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Posted inDaily BriefIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Argentina holds fresh financing talks as rates climb
The country is looking to expand its funding from the World Bank, as rising global rates complicate a potential return to the bond market
Posted inEconomy & PolicyIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Small AI can aid LatAm productivity gap: World Bank
The region could see big benefits from AI but not necessarily in the headline-grabbing large models, says senior World Bank official
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YPFB launches restructuring plan
Bolivian oil company taps Deolitte to lead the process with support from the World Bank
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LatAm shows resilience, but growth at a standstill: World Bank
The region has resisted external shocks, but the expansion of its largest economies is sluggish, says bank
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Bolivia ties up $10 bln multilateral deal
President says the IMF and US-based development banks will provide financing needed to support the country’s economic recovery, reforms
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World Bank backs industrial decarbonization in Brazil
The bank says it will channel $1 bln through local development lender BNDES and aims to crowd in the private sector
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Uruguay gets funds for microeconomic reforms
World Bank loan targets improvements to customs procedures, the fiscal framework and the pension system among other initiatives
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Colombia gets emergency funds from World Bank
Multilateral lender disburses $200 mln to help the Colombian government respond to last week’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake
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Ecuador gets budgetary support
World Bank lends the government $750 mln to shore up its economic reform efforts