The World Bank Group convened the second annual Global Digital Summit today, bringing together public and private sector ...

The Government of Tanzania’s rural electrification campaign is boosting mining profitability, creating jobs, and improving ...

In December 2024, Cyclone Chido hit Comoros and destroyed homes and crops on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, leaving many without food and shelter and endangering livelihoods. As a member of the ...

Women make up nearly half of Egypt's population, and their untapped potential in the workforce is considerable. World Bank analysis conducted in 2024 reveals that closing the gender employment gap ...

Join us to learn about how France’s regulatory authority for electronic communications, Arcep, is collecting environmental data across the ICT sector to inform decision making and how Arcep’s approach ...

The first years of this century presented big opportunities for emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Today, they account for nearly half of global GDP, up from about 25 percent in 2000.

This report describes recent trends in poverty reduction and based on these, identifies three key policy areas necessary to achieve this goal: inclusive growth, efficient social policy, and ...

South Sudan, March 13, 2025-The 7 th Edition of South Sudan Economic Monitor (SSEM) titled ‘A Pathway to Overcome the Crisis’ released today by the World Bank assessed that South Sudan`s economy is ...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in development for decades. But in recent years FDI flows have been impacted by overlapping crises, including the pandemic, increasing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a USD 6 billion benchmark bond that matures in March 2030. The ...

In 1980, Adolf Ratzka, a German disability rights activist, grew frustrated with how decisions about disabled people’s lives were made without their input. It is said that this was when he coined the ...

Guinea-Bissau faces one of the highest maternal and child mortality rates globally. The health sector is challenged by a shortage of qualified professionals, medications, and equipment, rendering ...