The Government of Poland has pledged to increase its contribution to the World Bank’s IDA by 100% compared to its previous IDA contributions, demonstrating its continued dedication to international ...

Migration is an ongoing development challenge in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), which is currently home to 100 million migrants, accounting for one-third of the world’s migration population. Driven by ...

The World Bank’s Prospects Group has constructed a comprehensive cross-country database of fiscal space. The database covers 202 countries over the period 1990-2023, and includes 29 indicators of ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

More than a quarter of World Bank members are countries with a population below 1.5 million. Despite the diversity in size, development and geographic location, these countries share challenges ...

Washington, October 31, 2024 — Yemen’s economy continues to confront deepening challenges as prolonged conflict, political fragmentation, and escalating regional tensions drive the country into an ...

The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live on less than $2.15 a day—are deeper in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural ...

Sierra Leone reached its target of providing 1 million children with education through remote learning during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. In Edo State, Nigeria, 56 percent of Primary and Junior ...

About 1.2 billion people are at high risk from climate-related hazards, but much can be done to make people, business, communities, and countries more resilient. The new World Bank flagship report ...

The 36 th annual World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Federal Reserve System (FRB) Seminar for Senior Bank Supervisors from Emerging Economies is being held from October 30 – ...

Gender equality for all people is a matter of fairness and justice. Gender equality is a principle of international law recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is also essential ...

With a population of more than 1.4 billion, India is the world’s largest democracy. Over the past decade, the country’s integration into the global economy has been accompanied by economic growth.