World Bank to spend 28% of investments on climate change projects

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The world's biggest provider of public finance to developing countries will refocus its financing efforts towards tackling climate change, group said

The World Bank has made a "fundamental shift" in its role of alleviating global poverty, by refocusing its financing efforts towards tackling climate change, the group said on Thursday. The world's...

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