The World Bank has reversed its long-standing ban on funding nuclear energy, citing the urgent need to meet growing global ...

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S.

US President Donald Trump has been pushing hard to end the ban on nuclear energy projects since taking office. The US is the ...

The ADB is the largest multilateral development bank in Asia. Last year, it committed $24.3bn in funding to promote ...

The World Bank’s board lifted its ban on supporting nuclear power, and is discussing whether to fund natural gas exploration and production, as it seeks ways to bolster access to electricity to ...

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as ...

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as ...

The shift on nuclear power, adopted by the bank’s executive board on Tuesday, will be done in conjunction with the ...

they do not contribute to the financing of new-build projects - the World Bank's only loan for new nuclear capacity was USD40 million in 1959 for Italy's first nuclear power plant. The pledge to aim ...

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ... decided in 2013 to stop funding nuclear power projects. It announced in 2017 it would stop funding upstream oil and gas projects ...

Governments around the world are rapidly reembracing nuclear power in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and bolster energy ...