In the months before I joined the World Bank Group in June 2023, three truths emerged clearly from conversations with shareholders, clients, private sector leaders, philanthropies, and others.

A Billion is the World Bank Group’s ambition to enable a billion people to use broadband internet and digitally enabled ...

BANGKOK, October 12, 2026 The World Bank Group today launched its Philanthropy Hub, a new platform to deepen collaboration with philanthropic organizations and other partners.

In fiscal year 2026, the World Bank Group is helping mobilize up to $5.79 billion in private financing to address these ...

Developing economies in the region continue to show resilience due to reduced energy intensity, stepped-up government policies, and robust domestic demand. To increase productivity and help offset a ...

Building the foundations for an AI-ready economy can contribute to turning Africa’s growth into more jobs and better opportunities for the region's rapidly growing labor force. Sub-Saharan Africa’s ...

Thailand has an opportunity to accelerate its transition toward a high-income, innovation-driven economy by raising productivity growth through upgrading and greater dynamism across firms, people, and ...

Lebanon’s economy is projected to contract by 6.4% in 2026 as renewed conflict reversed the fragile stabilization and recovery momentum recorded in 2025, according to the latest World Bank Lebanon ...

Over the next 10–15 years, more than 1 billion young people in developing countries will reach working age. Job creation is central to our mission and is now a goal of every World Bank Group project.

Zambia and Malawi are set to strengthen energy security and expand regional power trade through new cross-border electricity transmission infrastructure that will support business growth, improve ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved financing to accelerate India’s national program for solar rooftops to bring clean energy to millions of homes and create 1.7 million job ...

The WBG’s work on climate is and will remain firmly client driven, supporting them in delivering on their own ambitions as set out in their national plans and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs ...