The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board approved a grant envelope of $500 million for its third round of funding to help low- and ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook of ...

WASHINGTON, December 17, 2024 — Libya’s economy is expected to stabilize following an agreement ending the leadership crisis at the country’s central bank (CBL) that led to a significant recovery in ...

Serbia is exposed to several climate-related hazards, including floods, landslides, droughts, heat waves, wildfires and earthquakes, which affect its water and energy security, agriculture, rural and ...

BELGRADE, December 17, 2024-- Serbia can maintain its economic growth and create new jobs if it invests in climate change resilience and decarbonization, according to the World Bank Group’s Country ...

Join us for an essential dialogue on energy access in Africa: What are the challenges at stake, and how can we mobilize civil society and key partners to build momentum? Nearly 600 million Africans – ...

Ensuring access to sufficient water for animals, adapting the infrastructure to the need. The World Bank financed Livestock Development Project (PRODEL) has significantly increased productivity and ...

The Quarterly Public Sector Debt Statistics (QPSD) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, brings together detailed quarterly public sector debt data of ...

As the world’s top exporter of cocoa and raw cashew nuts, a net exporter of oil, and with a significant manufacturing sector, Côte d’Ivoire is the largest economy in the West African Economic and ...

The second report in the World Bank’s series of Armenia Public Finance Reviews analyzes the efficiency and equity of Armenia’s tax system and the effectiveness of education spending. The report ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2024—The World Bank today approved a $350 million International Development Association (IDA) grant as part of the first phase of a program to help Tajikistan finance the ...

YEREVAN, Dec. 17— A new World Bank report released today finds that making taxes fairer and investing in education quality and learning outcomes can help Armenia reach its revenue, education, and ...