For more than five decades, the World Bank’s premier annual publication on debt, now titled the International Debt Report (IDR), along with the associated International Debt Statistics (IDS) database, ...

Economic growth in the Western Balkans is expected to accelerate in 2026 and strengthen further in 2027, supported by consumption and investment. The regional economy has shown resilience to shocks ...

From small AI to $112 billion in private capital, see how the 2026 Annual Meetings tackled the jobs gap for 1.2 billion young people. Read the highlights.

The World Bank Group today launched its first digital strategy, bringing together its public and private sector capabilities to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve ...

At a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and weak growth among key trading partners, the Western Balkans have once again demonstrated economic resilience. But resilience alone is not ...

PRESS RELEASE October 22, 2026 Pakistan: Faster implementation of structural reforms could see incomes triple by 2050 ...

When smallholder farmers get access to finance, technology, and markets, everything changes. They produce more. They build their business. Quality increases, creating more demand. Then jobs grow far ...

press-release October 18, 2026 UAE Signs Agreement to Host 2029 World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi ...

World Bank Group’s first Fiji Economic Update outlines how Fiji can protect households, rebuild fiscal buffers and unlock stronger, more resilient growth ...

Today, more than 800 million people live on less than $3 a day, and nearly half of the world's population, or around 3.7 billion people, survives on less than $8.30 a day. To #EndPoverty, the world ...