The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness.

Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they do in providing the public ...

What does the world need to do to become “Business Ready”? A healthy business environment and strong private sector are foundations of economic growth: generating jobs, boosting investment and ...

The Business Investment Financing Track (BIFT), a new window within the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), aims to bolster inclusive, climate-smart, and nutritious food systems in ...

The World Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), are pleased to host the “Indonesia Social Protection Technical Seminar 2024: Exploring Strategies for an ...

A new World Bank project will improve connectivity in central and southern Laos, helping about 600,000 people access public services and markets more easily while making rural roads more resilient to ...

Washington, September 26, 2024 - The World Bank has today approved three operations for a total of $1.57 billion to support the Government of Nigeria in strengthening human capital through better ...

NIAMEY, September 30, 2024 - Niger's economy is set to rebound after a year marked by an unprecedented political crisis. However, the rebound is dependent on favorable security and climate conditions, ...

The Offshore Wind Roadmap for Romania provides strategic analysis and outlines a realistic vision for the development of a successful offshore wind industry. Backed by a good wind resource, ...

The results of the technical assistance project "Support to Improve Poverty Diagnostic and Social Policies Monitoring" were presented during a two-day conference in Zagreb. The event provided a ...

BUCHAREST, September 27, 2024—The European Commission and the World Bank Group supported the Government of Romania to publish a new roadmap today to help realize the vast potential of offshore wind in ...

As the old saying goes, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. But of course, what you measure is important too. In this episode of The Development Podcast, we explore why the World Bank Group ...