How Can We Better Support Refugees?
In this latest Development Podcast episode, leading experts discuss how to better support the world’s growing number of refugees and their host communities and the economic benefits of refugee integration.
Expert Answers: Implications of the 2024 Global Economic Forecast
With the global economy set for the weakest half-decade performance in 30 years, the World Bank’s Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose explores how we can turn the tide in 2024.
The global economy has yet to turn the corner
World Bank analysis suggests that most developing economies’ performance in the second half of the 2020s can be better than in the pre-COVID-19 decade if they do these two things.
Learn About Our Priorities
-
![Photo: Shutterstock]( "Photo: Shutterstock")
Food Security
Food security is defined when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
-
![Photo: Shutterstock]( "Photo: Shutterstock")
Climate Change
Climate change, poverty, and inequality are the defining issues of our age. The World Bank is the biggest multilateral funder of climate investments in developing countries.
-
World Bank Data
The Open Data site is designed to make World Bank data easy to find, download, and use. All of the data found here can be used free of charge with minimal restrictions.
-
![Photo: Shutterstock]( "Photo: Shutterstock")
Evolution Roadmap
The World Bank, led by its Board and shareholders, has embarked on a process to evolve its Vision and Mission, Operating Model, and Financial Capacity, as detailed in the Evolution Roadmap.
Join Us
Access the World Bank's portfolio of more than 12,000 development projects, including current and historical data since 1947.
Research
We provide analysis and advice for developing countries
