Effective May 12, 2025, the arrears of approximately $15.5 million due to the International Development Association (IDA) by ...

With World Bank support, Armenia has renovated and modernized medical facilities, purchased vital equipment, and trained staff to better screen and treat non-communicable diseases.

Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable development in West Africa.

Well-designed digital solutions have the potential to alleviate the impacts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) and address FCV-related risks and drivers that undermine economic and social ...

Dhaka, May 14, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $270 million financing to bolster Bangladesh's flood recovery efforts and enhance its resilience to future disasters, ...

Where villagers once struggled with basic tools and meager earnings, they now use modern electric machinery to create valuable finished products. From increased rice production and reduced ...

China is home to some of the world’s important forest ecosystems and global biodiversity hotspots. However, the predominance of monoculture forests has left them highly susceptible to diseases and ...

Located in the heart of Hiroshima City, on a delta between two rivers, the beautiful Peace Memorial Park is both a place of relaxation for Hiroshima citizens and a popular tourist destination ...

Inflation in the Lao PDR is eroding living standards and reshaping the job market, according to the latest World Bank Household Monitoring Survey. To cope with rising prices, more people are working, ...

In Cotonou, Benin's economic capital, major stormwater drainage works have transformed the face of several neighborhoods that once were victims of flooding. With support from the Cotonou rainwater ...

Iraq completes EITI validation under the 2019 Standard, reaffirming its commitment to transparency in the oil and gas sector. The World Bank supported Iraq through technical assistance, capacity ...

In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Camille Reverdy (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Geneva Graduate Institute) discusses "Navigating Standards: The Impact of Technical Regulations and ...