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Discover the impact of generative AI on jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing productivity boosts, risks of ...
Through skills, training, and entrepreneurship support Kenya created 155,000 jobs, boosting youth employment. Young Kenyans ...
Transforming Indonesia's tourism sector and creating jobs through infrastructure and capacity building, improving water ...
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.
Discover how World Bank support is creating jobs, reducing poverty, and driving inclusive growth across East Asia and Pacific ...
Municipalities in low- and middle-income countries face substantial financing needs for urban infrastructure. However, current investment flows are only a small fraction of these needs. The report ...
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 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 ...
Algeria is diversifying its economy, tripling non-hydrocarbon exports since 2017 to $5.1 billion in 2023, thus reducing its reliance on oil and gas. Strategic reforms, including the Algerian Port ...
The World Bank Land Conference 2025 will be held on May 5-8 in 2025, in Washington, DC. This forum is the premier global forum for the land sector, bringing together over 1,000 participants from ...