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priced a landmark EUR inflation index-linked bond to support the financing of sustainable development activities around the world.

Thousands in a district in Nangarhar province benefitted from improved health services and facilities under the SEHAT program.

In a joint declaration, the MDBs committed to working together in six key areas considered central to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.

On the occasion of the COP 24 Climate Conference, the World Bank, ESMAP, and UITP unveiled a new report that lays out basic principles for developing electric mobility programs that can help address countries' climate and development challenges.

With unexploited natural endowments and much of the population below the US$3.2/day poverty line, the Kyrgyz Republic strives to strengthen institutions and governance, boost economic growth, and improve social conditions.

The World Bank Group today announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in support for countries to take ambitious climate action.

The Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides a global audience with the latest and most accurate estimates on trends in global poverty and shared prosperity.

The 2018 UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) will take place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland, from December 3 to 15.

There are countries across Africa driving ambitious development agendas, including pioneering mobile money, adopting renewable energy on a large scale, and investing in human capital.

Expanding the country’s agriculture sector can significantly increase employment opportunities for Uganda’s youth.

Data from the new Global Database on Intergenerational Mobility indicate that intergenerational mobility is significantly lower in developing economies than in high-income economies, and progress has stalled for the most recent generations covered...

Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2019—Multilateralism: Past, Present, and Future

Report acknowledges that the extraordinary capabilities of high-growth firms have attracted the interest of policy makers who are keen to figure out how to encourage the establishment of more of these high-performing firms to boost economic...

The Caribbean region’s already high vulnerability to natural disasters is likely to be exacerbated as the frequency and severity of disasters increase from climate change effects

During a meeting between His Excellency President John Pombe Magufuli and the World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem, the President assured the Bank that Tanzania will not pursue...