Mission 300 is now delivering electricity access at nearly double the pace recorded at the initiative's launch — proof that coordinated action can drive large-scale change CAPE TOWN, June 16, 2026 — ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2026—The World Bank Group, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has closed its second securitization transaction under the Emerging Markets Securitization ...

Secure Access to Energy is Fundamental to Economic Growth and Job Creation Washington, D.C., June 23—Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year, surging to 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) ...

Two women proudly stand with their agricultural equipment in Bangladesh.

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, is one of the largest global partnerships addressing wildlife poaching, trafficking, and ...

Global value chains (GVCs) account for almost 50% of global trade today. Over the past 30 years, they have helped poor countries grow faster, lifting many out of poverty. Trade conflict and the lack ...

Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep (Harsh) is a Global Lead for Disruptive Technology in the Sustainable Development Practice Group. In over 24 years at the World Bank, he has led and supported several ...

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 global economy has stabilized, but developing economies still face a tougher slog ahead. As countries work to promote growth and drive sustainable development, one key piece to success is ...

More than half of the world’s extreme poor live in countries affected by Fragility Conflict and Violence (FCV). Over 257 million young people are expected to enter the workforce by 2035 in the ...

JUBA, June 9, 2026 — The World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, today launched the South Sudan Urbanization Review: Cities as Anchors of Recovery and ...