WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden nominated former Mastercard Inc. CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, betting the India-born executive’s ties to the private sector and emerging markets will jump-start the 77-year-old institution’s
KUALA LUMPUR – For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farhan Abdul Rahim, becoming one of the first Malaysians to own an electric car in 2020
JOHANNESBURG — A 30% upfront cut of debt-stressed countries’ borrowings could save them $148 billion over eight years, the U.N. Development Programme
PARIS — France is preparing to introduce restrictions on water use in parts of the country from March, in an unprecedented move
MOSCOW — Russia’s economy proved unexpectedly resilient in the face of tough Western sanctions last year, but a return to pre-conflict levels
TAIWAN will offer 500,000 tourists a cash or discount incentive this year as it tries to shore up its post-pandemic travel industry
Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection, the US Copyright Office said in
WASHINGTON= – The World Bank on Wednesday said it expects to select a new president by early May to replace David Malpass, who announced his resignation last week, leaving open a job that oversees
Alphabet Inc’s Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of
BERLIN — The next World Bank president should be a woman, Germany’s international development minister told Reuters in remarks that could strengthen
