The China FY26-31 CPF selectively focuses on innovation and productivity for high-quality growth and better jobs, social resilience amid demographic change, and a low-carbon economy. To complement the ...

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for China for the period 2026–2031.

The World Bank Group is mobilizing financing and technical support to help the DRC and Uganda contain the Ebola outbreak, reinforcing health systems, surveillance, and cross-border preparedness to ...

The World Bank Group, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has closed its second securitization transaction under the Emerging Markets Securitization Program (EMSP), marking continued ...

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 costs weighed on demand and ...

The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG) and the World Food Programme (WFP) met to discuss the global economic and food security impacts of the war in the Middle ...

The World Bank Board has approved a six-year urban development program to improve the management of cities and municipalities and expand access to climate-smart infrastructure, services, and jobs for ...

A number of the World Bank Group’s clients in emerging markets have reached out to us as the conflict in the Middle East has started to impact commodity prices and logistics. We are working with ...

About The World Bank 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, and ...

The World Bank approved a $846 million IBRD guarantee to mobilize $1.41 billion in long-term commercial financing for a major rail connectivity project along Kazakhstan’s section of Trans-Caspian ...

Myanmar’s Economy Shows Moderate Signs of Recovery Amid Earthquake and Conflict Impacts Economic growth remains constrained due to weak domestic demand, labor shortages, and frequent power outages ...

The World Bank’s Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 explores how AI is accelerating growth in developing countries, while highlighting persistent gaps in access, infrastructure, and skills.