With US, UK pledges at risk, World Bank may be forced to downsize IDA21 envelope. China climbs to nr 5

News May 09, 2025 / By: Bjørn H Amland

Pledges made last year by the US and UK governments are no longer certain, a report on contributions to IDA21 shows. Reductions from these two leading donors could diminish concessional funds available to low-income countries by billions of dollars. Meanwhile, China continues to climb on the IDA donor ranking.

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With US, UK pledges at risk, World Bank may be forced to downsize IDA21 envelope. China climbs to nr 5

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