Migration is an ongoing development challenge in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), which is currently home to 100 million migrants, accounting for one-third of the world’s migration population. Driven by ...

Washington, October 31, 2024 — Yemen’s economy continues to confront deepening challenges as prolonged conflict, political fragmentation, and escalating regional tensions drive the country into an ...

Washington, October 31, 2024—1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate hazard, such as heatwaves, flooding, hurricanes, and drought. However, a new ...

Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in “low gear” with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa's ...

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2024 – The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed a US$150 million equivalent (NPR 20 billion) financing agreement on October 23 for contingent financing that can be ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2024—Aging populations are making migration increasingly vital for unlocking economic growth, boosting competitiveness, and tackling inequalities in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), ...

CALI, October 29, 2024 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank presented today the core elements of the guidelines for capital markets instruments called Amazonia Bonds. These ...

A young girl proudly holds the Iraqi flag in a classroom filled with her peers, symbolizing national pride and unity. (Photo credit: Anmar Qusay – World Bank) Between 2020 and 2023, the World Bank ...

In this video, see an overview of the World Bank’s new five-year (2024 – 2029) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) which will support Zambia in achieving sustainable private sector-led economic growth ...

The 36 th annual World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Federal Reserve System (FRB) Seminar for Senior Bank Supervisors from Emerging Economies is being held from October 30 – ...

We talked to Gloria Reyes, director of Supérate, the social protection program in the Dominican Republic, about the Emergency Bonus, an initiative that helped thousands of Dominicans in one of the ...