Economic growth in the developing economies of Europe and Central Asia is stabilizing after a series of crises but at levels well below the early-2000s.

The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) will host a 20th-anniversary event on October 17-18, 2024, celebrating the strong partnership between Japan and the World Bank over the past two decades.

October 16, Yerevan – Less than half of working age women in Armenia participate in the labor force mainly due to caregiving responsibilities for children and disabled family members. Those who do ...

Join us for a panel discussion on the role of pooled infrastructure investment vehicles in attracting private financing for climate and infrastructure projects. The event will focus on fostering an ...

The World Bank has set a clear mission: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This ...

The World Bank Group announced on Tuesday a package of financial measures that will boost lending capacity and make loans ...

It could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank’s new Poverty, Prosperity, ...

As Share of GDP, Global Aid to 26 Low-Income Economies Falls to 21-Year Low WASHINGTON, October 13, 2024—The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live on less than ...

ALMATY, October 14-15, 2024 – The “Strengthening Financial Resilience and Accelerating Risk Reduction in Central Asia” program (SFRARR) – funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the ...

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2024 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the first phase of a long-term (10-year) program to transform urban mobility in Lima. Phase 1(US$150 million ...