Digitalization is a transformative force that can drive productivity-led growth and enhance the efficiency of critical ...

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

Global growth is projected to slow to 2.3 percent in 2025, nearly half a percentage point lower than the rate that had been ...

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) are two of the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG). Each institution ...

A World Bank-supported health project started in 2021 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine rapidly pivoted to help the country’s healthcare system respond to urgent needs caused by Russia’s ...

The Joint MDB Water Security Financing Report 2024 marks a milestone in collective action by ten Multilateral Development ...

The World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development highlights the essential role of standards in improving living conditions. It argues that setting, enforcing, and periodically revising ...

The Mexico Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities (PRESEMEH) project, which was approved in 2016 and closed in 2023, promoted the efficient use of energy in Mexican municipalities and hospitals ...

In 2017, Uzbekistan launched a major reform agenda for societal and economic transformation, breaking from its past as a largely state-led, isolated economy. Between 2018 and 2021, the World Bank ...

The table below lists the WBG client countries that are recognized as Small States and members of the Small States Forum (SSF), as well as those classified by the United Nations as Small Island ...

Hosted by the Vienna Development Knowledge Center, the June 2-5 Technical Deep Dive on Urban Space, Mobility and ...

Nature-based tourism can help countries achieve their economic development goals while promoting biodiversity conservation. Learn how the World Bank Group is investing in projects that help countries ...