We are working with governments, the private sector, regional partners, and other stakeholders to help them through this new set of challenges.

With nearly 3 million women and girls reached, SWEDD/SWEDD+ demonstrates that investment in women's education and workforce ...

Project is expanding grid access and has installed so far 150,000 meters and 20,000 streetlights, connecting nearly 145,000 ...

By investing to maintain and enhance its forest cover with World Bank support, Moldova can fuel job creation and new economic ...

This flagship report will present tailored and context-specific strategies to help countries manage water in agriculture more ...

The World Bank facilitated technical assistance to explore Mongolia’s first industrial-scale water recycling scheme, an ...

Jobs are the most reliable pathway out of poverty. Inclusive, private sector–led growth creates jobs and raises living standards.

Investing in the early years is one of the smartest things a country can do to eliminate extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and create the human capital needed for economies to diversify and ...

Air pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills is one of the most pressing health and development challenges in South Asia. Nearly one billion people are exposed to hazardous ...

WASHINGTON, October 7, 2025 – Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy remains resilient, with growth projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2025, up from 3.5 percent in 2024. This acceleration reflects easing ...

The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert ...

River in Gabon. Credit: Odilia Hebga / World Bank. Gabon's economy grew by an estimated 2.9% in 2024, but a modest growth has limited job creation increasing poverty. Lower oil revenues and higher ...