The Bank Group launched the 2020–25 Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy with the aim of strengthening its ...

This paper uses cross-sectional surveys of households over 2007–21 from Thailand’s Socio-Economic Expenditure Survey to ...

The latest World Bank's Country Climate and Development summary report, now covering 93 economies, shows that investments in ...

Burundi is a small landlocked country bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the west, Rwanda to the north ...

Botswana stands at a critical juncture where climate action and sustainable development must be pursued together to secure ...

This paper examines the early implementation of Ethiopia’s refugee work rights policy, with a focus on the issuance of permits that enable refugees to engage in economic activities. Building on ...

In July 2024, a new Theme Taxonomy was launched for all IBRD/IDA (the Bank) lending operations and Advisory Services and ...

The rapid expansion of social pensions in emerging economies over recent decades has been one of the defining features of ...

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 — Following Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of $150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage with the World Bank, backed by ...

Job creation is central to the World Bank Group’s vision of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet. The sustainable management of forests—which cover more than 30% of the earth’s surface ...

Project, launched in 2016, boosted innovation and digital participation nationwide. By project closing in 2023, GENIE reached 52,000 direct beneficiaries, 50% of which were women. The project financed ...

The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) provide a crosscutting look at how countries’ development prospects, and the job opportunities they offe ...