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World Bank Arm to Boost Loans to Nations Facing Debt Distress

The World Bank arm that provides help to the poorest countries plans more concessional loans and grants to nations facing higher risks of debt distress, a move that could unlock impasses hindering the restructure of billions of dollars of debt held by low-income nations.

Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Urges Bankers to Seize Russian Assets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a gathering of global finance leaders in Washington that his country needed $14.1 billion immediately for critical reconstruction projects, pleading with officials to use frozen Russian assets to help pay the cost.

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