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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Washington, April 18, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $120 million for Developing a Sustainable Finance Market for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the ...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million project to improve access to resilient infrastructure and strengthen the role of tourism in ...

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 ...

In 2023-2024, nearly 60,000 Cameroonian students in the last grade of primary education obtained their birth certificates, allowing them to continue their education. The cost of issuing these birth ...

Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility for Grenada, Saint Lucia, ...

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 ...