China’s economy maintained growth momentum in early 2025, with real GDP expanding by 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter. Policy support helped boost consumption and spurred a pickup in home ...

The World Bank’s annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report is aimed at providing an up-to-date overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments around the world, including ...

Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions, according to the World Bank’s ...

Many of us take turning on a light switch or connecting our devices to a home Wi-Fi network for granted. If our phones need charging, we plug them in, if we want hot water we boil a kettle. These are ...

After benefiting from 288 million liters of drinking water, Bamako is expanding access to drinking water services on its left ...

In 2017, Uzbekistan launched a major reform agenda for societal and economic transformation, breaking from its past as a largely state-led and isolated economy. A series of World Bank Development ...

"The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is an incredible opportunity where you can test new sectors and experiences. It emphasizes learning as much as you can to bring strong impact." ...

In 2022 at COP27 countries agreed to establish new funding arrangements for assisting developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The following year ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

In rural communities across Bangladesh, dedicated champions like Rita Majumder are quietly driving change. A mother and ...

Over 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion lack proper sanitation—key risks for child mortality and stunting. The World Bank helps countries improve water and sanitation ...

The Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 149 developing countries. The report is released twice annually for the Spring and Annual Meetings of the World Bank ...