Investing in agriculture in Afghanistan is critical as the sector accounts for a quarter of the national economy, and plays an important role in the livelihoods of the approximately 76% of the ...

On behalf of the Steering Committee and all Partners, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the new website of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development.

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

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

WASHINGTON, December 19, 2024 — The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved US$250 million for the Morocco Transforming Agri-food Systems Program, aimed at increasing the Moroccan agri-food ...

Here is a snapshot of 10 efforts the Bank Group advanced in climate action this year. 2024 raised the stakes for climate action with impacts getting worse disrupting and delaying much-needed ...

Project, an Africa-wide initiative with a focus on building specialized legal expertise in mining law, held a nine-day workshop and celebrated its 10th anniversary at the University of Pretoria, in ...

The 2024 annual report highlights the significant impact of Trust Funds (TFs) and Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) on global development. The report emphasizes that TFs and FIFs are flexible and ...

In a world grappling with economic uncertainty, debt crises, and climate shocks, global solidarity remains a powerful force for positive change. And there is no better demonstration of solidarity in ...

Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected ...

The latest global economic outlook for 2024-2025 from the World Bank. Learn about economic trends, policies, GDP growth, ...

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 ...