The World Bank approved a $846 million IBRD guarantee to mobilize $1.41 billion in long-term commercial financing for a major rail connectivity project along Kazakhstan’s section of Trans-Caspian ...

The HIPC and related Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) programs have relieved 37 participating countries of more than $100 billion in debt. To date, 37 countries — 31 of them in Africa — have ...

– Rwanda's real GDP grew by 8.9% in 2024, surpassing the previous year's growth rate of 8.2%. The latest edition of the Rwanda Economic Update (REU), launched today by the World Bank, highlights that ...

The war in Ukraine has dealt a major setback to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices unusually high through the end of 2024, ...

Washington, DC – April 16, 2026: Guided by the outcome of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) polling process, the World Bank Group today announced that it is resuming dealings with the Government ...

The World Bank says Laos is emerging from an economic slowdown, and further reforms in business, finance and infrastructure would help sustain progress ...

DHAKA, April 23, 2025—Amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy, South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened, including for Bangladesh. A significant decrease in export growth and low ...

Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to see moderate growth of 2.2% in 2024, showing signs of stabilization, following the severe economic downturn of 2022. But, the country still faces elevated poverty ...

A new World Bank Group study examines the unique economic challenge of South Africa’s townships with a special focus on Diepsloot, using innovative approaches and data from new surveys especially ...

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 — The World Bank today released the following statement on Zambia: “The World Bank welcomes the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and bondholders on ...

World Development Report 2018: LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise The World Development Report 2018 (WDR 2018)—LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise—is the first ever devoted entirely to ...

Energy security drives jobs, growth, and investment. Learn how reducing gas flaring can strengthen power systems, lower costs, and support development. In December 2025, GFMR partnered with ...