A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

Bangladesh’s content industry is on the rise, fueled by a dynamic media landscape, growing digital consumption, and a rapidly expanding economy. Yet, the country’s post-production sector—a crucial ...

APPLY HERE TO BE AN ONLINE DELEGATE AT THE WBG YOUTH SUMMIT! APPLICATIONS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 15 MAY 2025. The World Bank Group Youth Summit returns for its 12th edition, inviting young people to ...

Despite increasing food production over the past three decades, 58% of Africans remain food insecure. Transport is an ...

Interested parties are cordially invited to attend an early market engagement webinar that will focus on the Mali Water Security Support Project. At the event, you will hear presentations that set out ...

WASHINGTON, 19 May 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $35 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in improving the availability and use of geospatial data, in ...

The QEDS databases brings together detailed external debt data of countries that subscribe to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and a selected number of countries that participate ...

A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. This may hold back the recovery in these ...

THIMPU, May 17, 2025—The World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, arrives in Bhutan today on her first official visit to Bhutan. During her visit, she will have an audience with H.M.

Effective May 12, 2025, the arrears of approximately $15.5 million due to the International Development Association (IDA) by ...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $100 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to enhance integration of renewable energy into ...