World Bank news stories

Alibaba
NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work
The company's technology makes Fortune 500 security commercially available for organisations of all sizes.

Data analytics
New data center to improve statistics on forced refugee displacement
Almost 90% of refugees live in the developing world and more than half of those are displaced for more than four years.

Facebook
Attracting customers a major challenge for SMEs – survey
Over 5,000 exporting SMEs globally were asked to consider the online tools that help them sell internationally.

Fintech
Sydney charges ahead as a global FinTech leader, Melbourne not far behind
"Sydney’s recognition as a Global Leader is well deserved and long overdue."

World Bank
World Bank lends Bangladesh $10m for new data center
Bangladesh will be gaining a new, modern, data center after the World Bank provided the country with an additional $10m in financing for the facility.

CFO
World Bank says sharp slowdown in China would hurt NZ, Australia
A sharp slowdown in China would hurt commodity exporting countries like New Zealand and Australia and spill over into Pacific Island countries, the Wo