The World Bank Group and partner governments have mobilized a record replenishment to the International Development ...

Today, we are proud to announce the results of that effort. After months of negotiation, partnership, and unwavering ...

The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world’s 26 poorest countries progress to middle-income status, a new World Bank analysis shows. Home to more than 40 percent of people ...

The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s low-income countries. IDA's grants and low-interest loans help countries invest in their futures, ...

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2024 – The World Bank Board today approved $250 million in financing to improve readiness for and handling of public health emergencies in Türkiye. The Türkiye Preparedness for ...

The debt swap—the first of its kind supported by the World Bank Group—will help Côte d’Ivoire reduce costly debt, freeing up resources for the country to invest in schools.

ABIDJAN, December 5, 2024 – With support from the World Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire will complete a debt-for-development swap, a transaction designed to improve the country’s debt profile and generate ...

Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to service their foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023, the World Bank’s latest International Debt Report shows.

In the heart of Central Asia lies the Aralkum Desert, a stark reminder of one of the world’s most severe environmental disasters. Once the seabed of the thriving Aral Sea, this vast expanse of 60,000 ...

Consolate Masama and Emelyne Ririkumutima, Chair and Co-Chair for Upendo Cooperative, Ngozi Province. Photo: Dieudonné Mbonimpa. Photo: Dieudonné Mbonimpa. The presence of refugees in Burundi's ...