Flows of foreign direct investment into developing economies have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade ...

Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant of economic growth and higher living standards—have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade and ...

Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

"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." ...

This inaugural edition analyzes new data and highlights a growing divergence in financial sector resilience and stability among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) and critical trends in ...

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 ...