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Middle East and North Africa

Affordable Housing Brings Hope for Egyptians

Egypt’s Affordable Mortgage Finance Program aims to help middle- and low-income households afford to buy new homes through subsidized mortgages. Read More »

Video Blog: Scaling Up Support for Egypt

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim speaks with parliamentarians in Tokyo. © Ken Katsurayama/World Bank

Health

Universal Coverage Targets Announced

World Bank, World Health Organization set new targets on progress toward universal health coverage.

Mandela at his home in Johannesburg in 2005. © Caroline Suzman/World Bank

Africa

Remembering Nelson Mandela

“His gifts to humankind remain with us,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.

What's New

Article

Connecting Tonga through Broadband Internet

Release

Inter-American Development Bank Makes Funding More Transparent

Article

Addressing Violence against Women in War-Torn Regions

Article

Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian Ministers Sign Water Agreement

Release

President Kim Responds to Concerns on Private Sector Investments

Release

Southeast Europe on Slow Road to Recovery

Release

Philippines: Timely Reconstruction to Lessen Impact of Typhoon

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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

Urban population (% of total)

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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

Food Price Watch

Prices Decline but Remain High as Weather Concerns Increase

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Events & Consultations

Workshop

China Urban Flood Risk Management

Dec. 10-11, Beijing

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blogs

A Basic Need to Help Children

Alassane Sow

A Tale of Two Impacts: Minimum Wage Outcomes in South Africa

Haroon Bhorat

Providing Electricity in Uganda

Makhtar Diop

Homophobic Bullying in Schools Undermines World Bank Equity Efforts

Caroline Vagneron

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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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