The Republic of Korea has announced a 45% increase in its contribution to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). Korea contributed KRW 585 billion in IDA20 and has committed to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, 18 November 2024 — In a significant move to bolster global development efforts, Norway has announced its early pledge to the International Development Association (IDA) during the 19th ...

This report begins by laying out the dynamics of the youth employment challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa: The demographic transition, the role of mineral exports, the largely untapped reservoir of ...

Between June 2023 and July 2024, GWSP reached 59 million more people with access to safe water and sanitation by adapting to different contexts in countries across the globe.

SCFI has responded to client demand through a multiyear programmatic approach that is fully aligned with country partnership strategies, which allows for more strategic and comprehensive country ...

Stories from around the world that showcase countries and communities delivering transformative initiatives that drive our mission toward a more livable planet and are proven, replicable and scalable.

Reina Kawai Eskimez is an Economist in the World Bank’s Prospects Group, where she researches global economic forecasting, fiscal issues, growth, and structural reforms. Her primary research interests ...

Collette Mari Wheeler is a Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Prospects Group. She is one of the lead authors of the corporate flagship Global Economic Prospects report, which presents the World ...

Diminishing Growth amid Global Uncertainty: Ramping up Investment in the Pacific (October 2024) The World Bank’s October 2024 Pacific Economic Update provides an assessment of the economies of the ...

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable ...

Mike James [right] participating in a fitness challenge during Healthy Heart week, February 1995 (1804242). It started in 1993 with an unexpected phone call. That call triggered Michael ‘Mike’ James’ ...