Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

Global growth is projected to slow to 2.3 percent in 2025, nearly half a percentage point lower than the rate that had been ...

The Joint MDB Water Security Financing Report 2024 marks a milestone in collective action by ten Multilateral Development ...

World Bank assessment finds conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute ...

Slovenia has announced a 30% increase in its contribution to the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA), reinforcing its commitment to supporting the world's poorest countries. The ...

Rwanda's Journey to Job Creation A sunny June day in a Kigali market, a young girl named Joy sets out a small basket of oranges along the road. She had left school due to financial hardship, and now ...

Latin America and the Caribbean has lost not decades but a century of growth due to its inability to identify, adapt, and implement new technologies. The continent can reclaim the lost century by ...

Schedule The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from April 21 to 26, in Washington, D.C. Key events will include the ...

1. What is Development Policy Financing? World Bank assistance can be provided through development policy financing (DPF), which provides non-earmarked funds for development policy operations (DPO).

About State and Trends of Carbon Pricing Carbon pricing is an important tool to mobilize finance and secure development outcomes. Today, about 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions are covered by a ...

About the Finance and Prosperity Report Finance and Prosperity is an annual World Bank report that examines financial sector developments and vulnerabilities in low- and middle-income countries. These ...

2025 Growth Forecasts Cut for 70 Percent of Economies WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025 — Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest ...