Bjerde reaffirmed the World Bank Group’s strong commitment to Pakistan’s 10-year, $20 billion development program. The ...

The World Bank says developing economies have now spent three consecutive years paying more in debt service than they received in fresh financing, as global economic volatility intensified pressure on ...

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

Risk is all around us, an inherent part of life. And in the world of development, there are also risks, including war, civil disturbance and expropriation. Junaid Kamal Ahmad: When Egypt did in fact ...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the World Bank Group have discussed a new partnership framework for 2026-2031 that could provide up ...

of bonds backed by loans it gave companies across the developing world, part of its efforts to lure more institutional investors to regions where borrowers have a harder time raising cash. The ...

Himachal Pradesh has suffered an estimated $1 billion in losses due to extreme weather over the past three years.

The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, have launched, on 5 February 2026, the AgriConnect Country Component for Côte d'Ivoire ...

Tourism can be a powerful driver of jobs, investment, and community development, but only when growth is carefully managed rather than measured by visitor numbers alone. Drawing on a decade of World ...