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World Bank to provide financial aid to countries impacted by Middle East war

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26-03-2026 | 14:40

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The World Bank Group said on Thursday ‌that it will support client governments as they deal with challenges brought ⁠on by the Middle East conflict, including major increases in energy costs, by leveraging fast-disbursing policy financing instruments.

The development lender ‌said ⁠in a statement it was ready to respond at scale with ⁠immediate financial relief, policy expertise and private sector ⁠support to preserve jobs and ⁠growth in affected countries.

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