Climate change and food and nutrition insecurity pose two of the greatest development challenges of our time. Yet a more sustainable food system can not only heal the planet, but ensure food security ...

Participation in global value chains can lead to increased job creation and economic growth. Participation in global value chains (GVCs), the international fragmentation of production, can lead to ...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), first proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is an ambitious effort to improve regional cooperation and connectivity on a trans-continental scale.

貿易障壁の急増と政策の不確実性の高まりを受け、世界経済の成長は減速している。2025年の成長率は2.3%に鈍化すると予想されており、これは前回予測から大幅に下方修正された。2026-27年に見込まれる回復も弱々しいものにとどまる見通しである。貿易制限が強化された場合、あるいは政策の不 ...

As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global ...

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why ...

The World Bank Group has not approved any new loans to, or investments in, Russia since 2014. On March 2, 2022, the World Bank Group stopped all its programs in Russia.

Formal MSME Finance Gap in Developing Countries What We Do A key area of the World Bank Group’s work is to improve SMEs’ access to finance and find innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital.

Latest news and information from the World Bank and its development work on Climate Change. Access facts, statistics, project information, development research from experts and latest news about ...

As nations commit to achieving universal health coverage by 2030, there is a growing acknowledgement that access to services is not enough. Improvement in health care delivery requires a deliberate ...

Programs and InternshipsWestern and Central Africa Region of the World Bank Recruitment Drive The Western and Central Africa Region of the World Bank is looking for dedicated professionals with a ...

More than half of the world's population lives in cities. Learn more about what the World Bank is doing to create green, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Access facts, statistics, project ...