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 ...

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 ...

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.

The third edition of the Guinea Economic Update entitled Beyond Mining: Turning Natural Resource Wealth into Private Sector Growth and Jobs highlights that Guinea's economy grew by 7.4% in 2025, ...

Sri Lanka’s economy reached a significant milestone, reaching pre-crisis levels. But the recovery remains incomplete and uneven, with household incomes and labor market outcomes still lagging the ...

Middle East Conflict Further Weakens Regional Outlook, with Gulf Oil Exporters Hit Hardest The question is not whether AI will play a role in the region’s future, but whether countries can build the ...

The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have ...

A record-breaking year, but momentum is softening: Real GDP grew 6.3% in 2025, driven by booming tourism and record reserves, but growth is projected to ease to 4.8% in 2026 as spillovers from the ...

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 ...

Myanmar’s Economy shows tentative stabilization, but fuel shock intensifies pressures Myanmar’s economy was showing tentative signs of stabilization prior to the Middle East conflict, but activity ...

The Boards of the World Bank Group — the IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA — yesterday approved the integration of the Group’s three independent accountability mechanisms—the World Bank Accountability ...

The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce ...