WASHINGTON, D.C.: Lending to needy countries by the World Bank surged to a level last year normally only seen during financial crises, the Bank said on Monday.

Facing slowing growth and low commodity prices, developing countries borrowed the most money from the World Bank in 2015 since the 2008-2009 crisis.

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