Global commodity prices are leveling off after a steep descent that played a decisive role in whittling down overall ...

In a historic show of unity, 20 African leaders assembled at a major summit committed to focusing development aspirations across the continent. This ambitious agenda, aiming to dramatically improve ...

A semi-annual report on recent economic developments and the outlook in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). This spring’s edition ...

New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group to take on more risk for shared global challenges have received a significant endorsement. A set of 11 ...

Development Committee members discussed the global macroeconomic and financial impact of current wars and conflicts including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as well as the ...

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 2030.

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 —The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of ...

This interview was originally published in Albanian in the print edition of Monitor magazine on April 22, 2024. Monitor: The Ministry of Finance has announced that in cooperation with the World Bank ...

Entrepreneurs in Suriname, many of them women, are breaking down barriers and growing their businesses. They are transforming struggling ventures into ones that are expanding into foreign markets. The ...