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

The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) are designed to help countries align their development and climate goals by identifying actions that can enhance resilience, ...

Poverty is multidimensional. An individual or household experiencing poverty can suffer multiple disadvantages at the same time. Beyond the inability to afford basic needs, poverty can also mean ...

Since 1990, 27 countries across the globe have reached high-income status, with 10 from Europe having joined the European Union. Another 20 countries from Europe and Central Asia have found their ...

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 ...

Angella Montfaucon is the World Bank’s Senior Country Economist for Albania in the Economic Policies Global Department, Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA). She leads macroeconomic monitoring and ...

Keler Gjika is a Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank, engaged in projects on financial sector stability, supervision, and private sector growth. He has contributed to several analytical ...

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 ...

The global food system is facing unprecedented challenges that hinder the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to hunger, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture. Hidden costs ...

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 ...

The PADISAM project team inspects a dam still undergoing rehabilitation in southern Mauritania. Photo credit: Fred Kizito / World Bank, February 2024. The PADISAM project aims to rehabilitate ...

Since 2000, 39 low-income countries have graduated to middle-income status. But the 26 low-income countries today face more daunting prospects for economic growth. Under current trends, only six are ...