About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...

Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity ...

How can fragile countries like South Sudan better harness water’s potential to sustain development and stability? A new World Bank report, “Rising from the Depths: Water Security and Fragility in ...

The World Bank has approved a $200 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in modernizing its irrigation and drainage infrastructure and improving the quality of irrigation service delivery.

The 2029 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in October 2029, as decided in a vote by the Boards of Governors of ...

In response to a widespread and worsening water crisis, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are taking strong steps to ensure a water-secure future for their citizens. In the process, ...

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The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, today launched Water Forward, a global platform to help improve water ...

The report, “Timor-Leste Economic Report: Transforming Public Spending to High Growth”, finds that public expenditure averaged 85 percent of GDP between 2013 and 2023, and average GDP growth has ...

Spanning 2,000 km2, the Matanza-Riachuelo basin is home to 10 percent of Argentina's population. Its 16 kilometers are recognized as one of the most contaminated waterways in Latin America. The mega ...

With support from the international community, Somalia has successfully implemented wide-ranging reforms aimed at rebuilding its economy and state institutions, despite a challenging domestic and ...