The World Bank-supported GENIE project has helped Georgia provide training and mentorship opportunities to thousands of women—boosting innovation and creating a more even playing field.

Ethiopia’s Digital ID (Fayda) is closing the gender gap, empowering women to access social protection payments, open bank ...

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 Development ...

An updated joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment estimates that as of 31 December 2024, the total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is $524 billion over the next decade.

Air pollution poses a severe public health crisis across Kathmandu Valley and the Terai region of Nepal. It leads to a decrease in the average life expectancy by five years in average and is ...

ANTANANARIVO, February 25 th, 2025—Madagascar's economy is recovering, but growth remains insufficient and uneven to significantly improve living standards. Economic growth remained at 4.2 percent in ...

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$18.5 million project to support Iraq’s efforts to minimize environment and health risks due to Persistent ...

The Quarterly Public Sector Debt Statistics (QPSD) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, brings together detailed quarterly public sector debt data of ...

The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master's ...

The World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) provides scholarships to students and young researchers, contributing to the World Bank’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to ...

Pedro Fonseca, Alternate Executive Director from Angola since November 2024. Prior to joining the WBG Board, Mr. Fonseca served as Chairman of the Board of Directors with Banco de Comercio e Industria ...