The Bank's engagement with stakeholders has been a source of innovative solutions to country needs and development challenges. The challenges we face today demand collective action. Climate change, ...

Financial inclusion The impact of microfinance services (including credit, insurance and savings) Digital financial services Financial literacy Consumer financial protection ...

Ousmane Dione is the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region. Under Dione’s leadership, the World Bank is providing critical support to the Middle ...

About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...

A new World Bank financed project is helping set Eswatini on the path to universal energy access by 2030. The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) project for ...

The impact of crime on South Africa’s economic prospects is high and broad-based, according to the South Africa Economic Update World Bank report released today. The report aims to contribute to a ...

Communities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands will be better protected from climate and disaster risks through new World Bank support to strengthen urban resilience, safeguard livelihoods, and ...

The energy transition is expected to massively boost demand for minerals and metals, requiring an estimated $1.7 trillion in global mining investment. Attracting a share of this investment to low and ...

The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, today launched Water Forward, a global platform to help improve water ...

The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, announcing its intent to launch at least 15 country-led programs in the next 18 months.

About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 – The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by ...