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 ...
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 ...
The United Kingdom has announced a 40% increase in its contribution to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA)—from 1.414 billion GBP in IDA20 and to GBP 1.98 billion GBP in IDA21 ...
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2024—The World Bank Board today approved $660 million in financing to support Türkiye’s efforts to expand electric rail transportation that will help improve the efficient ...
Côte d'Ivoire's breaking new ground with an innovative debt-for-development swap, becoming the first country to use the new World Bank and IMF debt swap framework to channel debt savings into ...
Tatiana Proskuryakova is the World Bank’s Regional Director for Central Asia. This op-ed was originally published in English by UzDaily.uz. Globally, one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes. In ...
Since it was established in 1960, the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) has transformed millions of lives. From expanding energy access in Yemen to promoting job-focused ...