The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project is helping to address the financial challenges faced by aspirational women ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

Here’s an update as we wrap up a two-week mission in Africa, concluding key discussions at Mining Indaba and reflecting on progress in the World Bank’s mining program, alongside IFC and MIGA. Three ...

Access to financing is a major hurdle to sustainable urban development. The World Bank's City Creditworthiness Initiative helps cities improve their financial performance and secure the private ...

Digital technologies and AI are disrupting the way people live, work, and learn. At the same time, education systems need to become both a rapid producer and an avid consumer of digital and data ...

Names have been changed to protect privacy. A steep incline leads up to Malisuoa’s shepherd’s mud hut homestead in rural Mphokojoane community in the mountainous district of Mokhotlong, Lesotho. In ...

The Kazakhstan Economic Update is an annual report that analyzes recent economic developments, prospects, and policy issues in Kazakhstan. Download the full report — Kazakhstan Economic Update - ...

Washington, D.C., February 5, 2025 - The Government of Belize, in partnership with the World Bank and the Government of Canada, announced the launch of a new energy project aimed at strengthening the ...

The Digital Citizen Engagement (CE) Catalog is a comprehensive resource designed to support World Bank staff, governments officials, and civil society organizations (CSOs) in leveraging digital tools ...

Malaysia has made impressive strides in economic growth and poverty reduction over the past few decades, setting the stage for its transition to high-income nation status between 2028 and 2030. The ...

ZAGREB, February 5, 2025 – A path is paved for over 900 children, youth, and persons with disabilities to transition from institutional care to community-based living with support. In an important ...

Washington, D.C. January 31, 2025: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new project to help Belize advance the blue economy – an economy based on the sustainable use of ocean and ...