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The World Bank Group today announced the launch of the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab, focused on implementing proven solutions at scale.
Discover how World Bank support is creating jobs, reducing poverty, and driving inclusive growth across East Asia and Pacific ...
Zambia’s rich biodiversity and extensive network of protected areas make it one of Africa’s most important conservation hubs.
Washington, April 18, 2025—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $120 million for Developing a Sustainable Finance Market for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the ...
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million project to improve access to resilient infrastructure and strengthen the role of tourism in ...
In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Stefan Ambec (INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics) discusses "Environmental Standards: A Key Policy Instrument for Fostering ...
In 2023-2024, nearly 60,000 Cameroonian students in the last grade of primary education obtained their birth certificates, allowing them to continue their education. The cost of issuing these birth ...
Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility for Grenada, Saint Lucia, ...
In Egypt, the Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program, supported by the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, is bringing access to improved sanitation services to 1.73 million ...
Algeria is diversifying its economy, tripling non-hydrocarbon exports since 2017 to $5.1 billion in 2023, thus reducing its reliance on oil and gas. Strategic reforms, including the Algerian Port ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2025 — The World Bank Group today announced a US$12 billion support package for Argentina, signaling a strong vote of confidence in the government’s efforts to stabilize ...
This video highlights the World Bank Group's commitment to the energy sector in Cameroon over the past ten years. It also showcases the completion of the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam, a project that ...