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Students welcome World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim to Yonggang Middle School in Seoul, Korea. © Young-Jin Yoo/World Bank

East Asia

Korea's Example Can Inspire Africa

On a visit to South Korea, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim called the country “an exceptional example of an aid recipient turned donor” and urged business leaders to invest in Africa to help millions of Africans emerge from poverty, while also finding strong economic returns in new markets. Read More »

Latin America: many entrepreneurs, little innovation © World Bank

Latin America

Many Entrepreneurs, Few Innovators

Latin America has plenty of small firms, but most of them stay small and never hire workers. A new report explores the reasons why.

Employees lay irrigation pipes at a MIGA-backed project in Zambia. © Rebecca Post/World Bank

Private Sector

Investors Wary of Developing Countries

But despite continued economic and political turbulence, nearly half expect to invest more.

What's New

Article

From Transparent Budgets to Shared Prosperity

Article

Strong Policy Framework Needed
for Solar Power

Article

In Grenada, Nutmeg Heads Up an Economic Revolution

Release

New Climate Innovation Center in Ethiopia to Open in 2014

Article

Maldives Development Update

Release

World Bank, Switzerland Back Water Management in Kyrgyz Republic

Opinion

Helping Communities Take the Lead in Their Own Recovery

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Multimedia

More Trade in Laos = More Jobs,
Less Poverty

I Want to Stay HIV-Free

Jobs, Clean Water, and Education:
The World Bank's Fund for the Poorest

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Data

Agricultural land (% of land area)

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Results

Country

Nigeria

Transforming Development

The World Bank focuses on three themes to transform and diversify Nigeria’s economy: improving governance, maintaining non-oil growth, and promoting human development.

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Topics

Financial Inclusion

Meeting the Needs of the Unbanked

The World Bank Group takes a comprehensive approach to promoting financial inclusion among the 2.5 billion adults who lack access to formal financial services.

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Projects

Brazil

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest

Brazil is reversing the rate of deforestation and increasing the number of hectares in protected areas in the Amazon basin.

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Publications

Doing Business 2014

Countries Remove Barriers to Business

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Events & Consultations

Live Chat

Devastation Averted: How India Weathered Cyclone Phailin

Dec. 10, 9-10 a.m. ET/14:00-15:00 GMT

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blogs

Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?

Lester R. Brown

Migration as Structural Transformation

Shanta Devarajan

The Missing Conversation: How to Build a Moral Capitalism in the Arab Region

Ishac Diwan

What Exactly Is the Public-Private Mix in Health Care?

Adam Wagstaff

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Resources

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World Bank Annual Report 2013

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End Poverty, Boost Shared Prosperity

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Mapping for Results

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Countries Look to 2015

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