GIA’s vision is to be the agent of positive change to help the World Bank Group achieve its goals. Our mission is to protect and enhance the value of the World Bank Group by providing independent, ...

Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century ...

The International Debt Report (IDR) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the low- and middle-income countries that report to the ...

While many countries across the globe have experienced strong economic growth and improvements in human development outcomes over the last quarter of a century, natural resources continue to be ...

PORT VILA, January 16, 2025 – The World Bank continues to support Vanuatu to recover from the aftermath of last month’s devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake with an additional US$30 million of funding ...

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering Africa, transforming economies, and reaching people’s development aspirations. It is at the heart of our mission to ...

Over the past 50 years, the global urban population has quadrupled, and the earth’s surface temperature has increased by 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This warming is primarily ...

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2025—The World Bank Group today announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigeria-based companies—Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited—and their Managing Director ...

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2025—The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved financial assistance today for two new projects in Kosovo aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the ...

In November 2024, the first in-person training of the Policy Catalyst Effective Renewable Energy Tendering Window brought 62 delegates from 12 African nations together in Cape Town to dive into the ...

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a small, sparsely populated South American country with abundant natural resources. Although geographically situated in South America, the country is culturally ...