External debt of developing countries jumped 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021 and about four times the 2022–24 average, according to the World Bank Group’s ...

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, ...

This report explores how Sub-Saharan Africa can take advantage of the time-bound opportunities presented by rapid urbanization to stimulate economic growth and job creation.

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.

Protecting biodiversity is not a cost to economic development — it is the ultimate investment in it. The World Bank Group is ...

The World Bank Group today announced the first project under the Dynamic Response for Invigorating Value Chains and Energy Security (DRIVE) framework, advancing its partnership with Japan to ...

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 ...

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

The agreement marks the beginning of a collaboration to assess how capital markets can support Nepal's broader disaster risk management strategy. As one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, ...

About The World Bank Group 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, ...

Economic growth in the Western Balkans is expected to accelerate in 2026 and strengthen further in 2027, supported by consumption and investment.

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 ...