Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank programmes, according to an internal document viewed by Reuters.The World Bank document did not name the countries or the total amount of funds potentially being sought. The World Bank declined to comment.The document showed that three countries had approved new instruments since the Middle East conflict began on February 28, while the others were still completing the process.
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SAT · 2026-05-23 · 01:35 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0523-78542
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27 countries seek access to World Bank funds since Iran war
Twenty-seven countries have initiated measures to access World Bank funds through crisis instruments since the start of the Iran war. An internal World Bank document, reviewed by Reuters, revealed these actions.
ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-23 · 01:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Twenty-seven countries have initiated measures to access World Bank funds through crisis instruments since the start of the Iran war. An internal World Bank document, reviewed by Reuters, revealed these actions. While the document did not specify the countries or the potential funding amounts, it indicated that three nations have already approved new instruments since the conflict began on February 28. The remaining countries are in the process of completing their approvals. The World Bank has declined to comment on this matter.
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The World Bank document did not name the countries or the total amount of funds potentially being sought.
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Three countries have approved new instruments since the Middle East conflict began on February 28.
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These countries are putting in place crisis instruments to access existing World Bank programmes.
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Twenty-seven countries have sought access to World Bank funds since the Iran war started.
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world bank programmes
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