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 ...

Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental cause of illness and premature death, causing 6.7 million premature deaths per year. Air pollution is also a sign of global imbalances, as 95% of ...

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

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25, 2024— Malaysia's long-term growth prospects depend critically on bolstering its human capital by improving learning outcomes for children, according to the World Bank Malaysia ...

Washington D.C., April 25, 2024 - The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD, AAA/Aaa), priced a catastrophe (cat) bond that finances US$150 million of insurance ...

Malaysia has achieved near universal primary education with remarkable equity in resources and student experiences. Net enrollment rate at the primary level is close to 100 percent since 2013. Despite ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ambitious measures will be needed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in the country. Some of the strategies cover sectors such as energy, transport, land use or waste management. Download 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 ...