Technology is transforming jobs and wages in East Asia and Pacific, creating opportunities but the benefits are not being ...

The World Bank Group today announced the appointment of Tsutomu Yamamoto as Managing Director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform.

Investing in health drives job creation and economic growth, highlighting its pivotal role in building resilient societies and fostering prosperity.

Over the past decade, the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) have trained thousands of students in key fields such as health, agriculture, digital technology, energy, and the environment. But behind ...

In 2024, Belize, a small Caribbean country grappling with increasing climate risks that strain its economy, gained access to concessional financing from the World Bank’s International Development ...

Over the past decade, the World Bank’s Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP) has worked with 58 developing countries around the world to transform their trade environments.

For years, Jamaica has been highly exposed to natural disasters, from hurricanes and floods to earthquakes and landslides.

In response to a widespread and worsening water crisis, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are taking strong steps to ensure a water-secure future for their citizens. In the process, ...

YANGON, December 11, 2024 —Natural disasters, ongoing conflict, and widespread shortages of basic commodities have hit Myanmar's economy hard, while the economic outlook remains bleak. According to ...

Discover how IDA is helping expand access to clean, safe water across Central Asia through projects in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Roughly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. Energy access is a lifeline for people, helping drive economic opportunities, boosting job creation, and improving ...

The report “Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty” commissioned 14 background papers in collaboration with research institutions across the globe to provide the report with ...