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Image for Europe launches international commission for Ukraine war damagesHeadlines

Europe Launches International Commission for Ukraine War Damages

Image for World Bank warns developing world 'not out of danger' as debt costs hit recordFinance

World Bank Warns Developing World 'not Out of Danger' as Debt Costs Hit Record

Image for Ireland's Donohoe resigns as finance minister and Eurogroup chief to join World BankHeadlines

Ireland's Donohoe Resigns as Finance Minister and Eurogroup Chief to Join World Bank

Image for Alstom to supply Ukrainian Railways with 55 locomotives for 470 million eurosFinance

Alstom to Supply Ukrainian Railways With 55 Locomotives for 470 Million Euros

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Explainer-Why Are Multilateral Development Banks Under Pressure to Reform?​

Date: November 12, 2025

By Simon Jessop BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) are under pressure to offer more help to poor countries being hammered by energy challenges and...

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Explainer-What Is Climate Finance and Why Does It Matter?

Date: November 11, 2025

By Simon Jessop BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Countries trying to shift to clean energy while also preparing for extreme weather and other impacts in a warmer world will need money - a lot of it. As the...

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Kosovo President Proposes New Prime Minister to Try to End Impasse

Date: November 5, 2025

TIRANA (Reuters) -President Vjosa Osmani has nominated former parliamentary speaker Glauk Konjufca as Kosovo's next prime minister to try to avert a snap election, despite resistance to his candidacy...

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US May Ask UN to Mandate International Force in Gaza for Two Years, Document Shows

Date: November 5, 2025

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international...

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Romania to Set up Fund for Critical Flood Infrastructure

Date: November 4, 2025

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania will set up an infrastructure fund to address flood emergencies over at least five years, a requirement to unblock European Union recovery funds, Environment Minister...

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France Will Not Give up on World Bank Climate Goals, Minister Says

Date: October 17, 2025

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France will keep pressing the World Bank to maintain its climate finance agenda despite the Trump administration's pressure on the global lender to abandon it,...