Despite increasing food production over the past three decades, 58% of Africans remain food insecure. Transport is an ...

Effective May 12, 2025, the arrears of approximately $15.5 million due to the International Development Association (IDA) by ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $100 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to enhance integration of renewable energy into ...

THIMPU, May 17, 2025—The World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, arrives in Bhutan today on her first official visit to Bhutan. During her visit, she will have an audience with H.M.

With World Bank support, Armenia has renovated and modernized medical facilities, purchased vital equipment, and trained staff to better screen and treat non-communicable diseases.

Located in the heart of Hiroshima City, on a delta between two rivers, the beautiful Peace Memorial Park is both a place of relaxation for Hiroshima citizens and a popular tourist destination ...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2025—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $350 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support Malawi’s Mpatamanga Hydropower ...

Since 2016, this report has served as a warning to the international community on the global state of food insecurity. You have all heard the statistics. The situation is alarming. It’s putting at ...

The QEDS databases brings together detailed external debt data of countries that subscribe to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and a selected number of countries that participate ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow moderately at 2.6 percent in 2025 — a forecast that is shrouded in uncertainty given the rapidly changing global environment as well ...