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The World Bank and the Global Fund have signed a co-financing framework agreement to accelerate efforts by countries to end HIV, tuberculosis and malaria and build sustainable systems for health.

Between 2008 and 2013, global inequality fell for the first time since the industrial revolution. This historic reversal was largely driven by rising incomes in populous developing countries such as China and India.

Achieving Broadband Access for All in Africa Comes With a $100 Billion Price Tag

World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings 2019: Development Committee Communiqué

Global growth remains subdued, with the pace of investment and trade softening, and downside risks persisting due to policy uncertainty, trade tensions, financial volatility, and rising debt.

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world. Nearly four out of 10 young women in this region were married before the age of 18. These young girls are having their childhoods cut short, but this goes far beyond a...

The World Bank introduced today an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at least half the global rate of Learning Poverty by 2030. Learning Poverty is defined as the percentage of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple...

Climate change is a fundamental threat to sustainable development and the fight against poverty. The World Bank Group is concerned that without bold action now, the warming planet threatens to put prosperity out of reach of millions and roll back...

Although poverty rates in Central Asia continue to decline overall, the pace of poverty reduction is slowing, according to new data released by the World Bank.

Leveraging National Statistics Agencies and Country-Owned Surveys for Financial Inclusion Measurement: The Case of Ethiopia

Corruption is a crucial development challenge, but, by its very nature, difficult to detect. This Policy Research Talk will focus on new methods to detect grand corruption.

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy and the slow pace of domestic reforms, according to the 20th edition of Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update...

GDP growth in the Europe and Central Asia region will reach 2.2% in 2017, its strongest growth in six years and 0.3 percentage points more than previously forecast.

The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) is part of the World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings, an open space for CSOs to dialogue and exchange views with WB and IMF staff, their peers, government delegations, and other stakeholders on a wide range...