The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert ...

The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and World Trade Organization met on May 28 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April ...

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, ...

Water drives over half of Mozambique's economy, 90% of exports, and 84% of jobs—yet floods and droughts cost 6.7% of GDP each year. A new World Bank Water Security Diagnostic and the ProAguas Compact ...

Two women proudly stand with their agricultural equipment in Bangladesh.

Half of Liberia’s population lives within two and a half kilometers of a forest. For most of these families, the forest is not scenery. It is the pharmacy, the grocery store, and the paycheck. Seven ...

New commitment will bring annual guarantee issuance on the continent to $6.4 billion, aiming to improve the lives of some 190 million people by 2030 ...

WASHINGTON, MAY 12, 2026 - The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) today announced the launch of its third phase (2025-2030), with an ambitious objective to expand sustainable national ...

NAIROBI, May 13, 2026: Somalia’s economic growth moderated to an estimated 3 percent in 2025, down from about 4 percent in 2023–24, as declining foreign aid, drought conditions, and rising living ...

Informal employment in Türkiye's labor market leaves too many workers without legal protection, recourse, or benefits — exposing them to serious risks when economic shocks hit. A project supported by ...

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Beyond the ways in which payments, savings, and credit could help lower poverty rates, increase consumption, and enable more spending on education, health, and income-generating opportunities, ...