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

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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