New targets will focus on use of broadband, social protection, and access to capital as part of the Gender Strategy, which is ...

The World Bank Group today announced a strategic pivot in its approach to agribusiness with a goal to create a comprehensive ecosystem for the industry. The shift will combine a new way of working ...

The World Bank Group announced on Tuesday a package of financial measures that will boost lending capacity and make loans ...

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 ...

ABUJA, October 17, 2024 – Since May 2023, Nigeria has implemented significant reforms to stabilize its economy, resulting in modest growth, improved fiscal health, and rising foreign exchange reserves ...

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2024 — Growth continues to be subdued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because of uncertainties heightened by the conflict in the region, says the World Bank in its ...

In Central America and the Dominican Republic, one in three people live in poverty, a figure above the average for Latin America. While there are substantial differences among the countries that make ...

Raising female labor force participation rates in the region to those of men could increase regional incomes per capita by up to 51 percent. South Asia has witnessed strong economic growth over the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, ...

The World Bank Group's International Development Association (IDA)-financed Electricity Access & Services Expansion Project (EASE) Project started in 2018 and has provided electricity to more than 3 ...

Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in “low gear” with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa ...