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

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.

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

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Launched by the World Bank’s Extractives team, Mining Forward is a new video series exploring the key challenges, opportunities, and shifts shaping the future of mining. Through candid expert ...

The World Bank is committed to transparency, accountability, and sustainable development, and our corporate reporting reflects this commitment. Our reports adhere to global reporting standards and ...

The World Bank Group, under the sponsorship of the Middle East and North Africa Vice Presidency and in collaboration with the Human Resources Vice Presidency, is launching a MNA Fellows Program which ...

In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Stefan Ambec (INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics) discusses "Environmental Standards: A Key Policy Instrument for Fostering ...

Algeria is diversifying its economy, tripling non-hydrocarbon exports since 2017 to $5.1 billion in 2023, thus reducing its reliance on oil and gas. Strategic reforms, including the Algerian Port ...

In Egypt, the Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program, supported by the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, is bringing access to improved sanitation services to 1.73 million ...