Ireland increased its pledge to the International Development Association (IDA) by 33 percent to €141.4 million, reinforcing its commitment to improving lives in the world’s poorest countries.

The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) met today and reviewed progress on the work to improve debt restructuring processes and timelines, and to help address debt vulnerabilities.

The World Bank Group today announced the launch of the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab, focused on implementing proven solutions at scale.

Transforming Indonesia's tourism sector and creating jobs through infrastructure and capacity building, improving water ...

Africa’s development is highly dependent on an adequate, reliable road system. But climate change is expected to take a heavy toll on the region’s transport infrastructure, especially roads and ...

Through skills, training, and entrepreneurship support Kenya created 155,000 jobs, boosting youth employment. Young Kenyans ...

Discover the impact of generative AI on jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing productivity boosts, risks of ...

Discover how World Bank support is creating jobs, reducing poverty, and driving inclusive growth across East Asia and Pacific ...

Provides an overview of how PPPs, price levels and ICP data enable a wealth of socioeconomic indicators for use by policy makers, national governments and others to track development and progress.

Municipalities in low- and middle-income countries face substantial financing needs for urban infrastructure. However, current investment flows are only a small fraction of these needs. The report ...

The Philippines has been one of the most dynamic economies in the East Asia and Pacific region. Its economic dynamism reflects increasing urbanization, a large and young population, and strong ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 35% of women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. The costs of gender-based violence (GBV) are ...