Global commodity prices are leveling off after a steep descent that played a decisive role in whittling down overall ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow modestly in 2024, returning to the low growth that prevailed in the decade before the pandemic. In addition to examining the ...

Development Committee members discussed the global macroeconomic and financial impact of current wars and conflicts including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as well as the ...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 —The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of ...

New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group to take on more risk for shared global challenges have received a significant endorsement. A set of 11 ...

A coalition of ten MDBs today launched a new co-financing platform that will enable them to channel additional capital for development scale and impact.

The Middle Corridor—a network of road, rail, and sea routes linking Chinese and European markets via Central Asia and the Caucasus—can become an engine of growth. Improvements to strengthen the ...

World Bank Group, African Development Bank initiative could halve the number of people in Africa living without electricity access WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 – The World Bank Group and African ...

The extension of the lilac line, with support from the World Bank, has cut the travel time from Capão Redondo to the city center in half, opening up a world of new possibilities for its riders Simone ...

The World Bank Group announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of a larger global effort to provide ...

Growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6.0% in 2024, driven mainly by robust growth in India and recoveries in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But persistent structural challenges threaten to ...