Beyond the ways in which payments, savings, and credit could help lower poverty rates, increase consumption, and enable more spending on education, health, and income-generating opportunities, ...

BEIJING, July 7, 2026 — China’s economy stayed resilient in early 2026, supported by strong high-tech investment and exports, according to the World Bank’s latest China Economic Update, Rebalancing ...

Tatiana Rosito, a Brazilian national, is the World Bank Division Director for China, Mongolia and Korea starting July 1, 2026 ...

BEIJING, July 6, 2026—The World Bank has appointed Tatiana Rosito, a Brazilian national, as its new Division Director for China, Mongolia and Korea, effective July 1, 2026, based in Beijing. Ms.

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 ...

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WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $450 million in financing to help Bangladesh strengthen the foundations for a stronger banking sector, a ...

The latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker, an independent report of gas flaring worldwide, reveals that global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, reaching 167 billion cubic meters ...

Resilient coastlines and healthy coastal ecosystems support millions of jobs across fisheries, tourism, ports, and aquaculture, but climate change, erosion, and ecosystem degradation are putting these ...

New global platform aligns country reforms, financing, and partnerships to scale delivery WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026—The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, ...

NEW DELHI, April 9, 2026 — Growth in India is projected at 6.6% in FY27, as higher energy prices caused by the Middle East conflict and supply chain disruptions weigh on economic activity. But even ...

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026—Economic growth in the developing countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is likely to slow substantially this year because of the impact of the conflict in the Middle ...