What does the Forest Action Plan mean for the World Bank Group’s engagement on forests? The Forest Action Plan (FAP) confirms and defines our engagement in the forest sector and beyond. Sustainable fo...
SHANGHAI, May 17, 2016—A new World Bank report shows that Shanghai’s stellar performance on international tests of student learning is linked to a strong education system with efficient public financi...
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2016 — The International Development Association (IDA), the arm of the World Bank Group that works in the world’s poorest countries, announced today its first-ever publ...
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake today jointly urged global and national leaders to step up and accelerate action and inv...
November 19 is World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation challenge – a topic often neglected and shrouded in taboos. Today, 2.4 billion people ...
We hear that girls in Africa don’t have the same opportunities as boys to get a decent education, that discrimination is shutting women out of the jobs and assets they need to provide a better standar...
Challenge Despite the progress, Ethiopia’s poverty challenges remain deep-rooted and require sustained efforts. Ethiopia has achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child mortal...
India is home to the largest number of poor people in the world, as well as the largest number of people who have recently escaped poverty. Over the next few weeks, this blog series will highlight rec...
We, the undersigned Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), are committed to working together, and within our respective institutional mandates, to respond to the global forced displacement crisis and ...
Challenge Uruguay has been developing rapidly, particularly in the agriculture sector which accounted for 8 percent of national GDP, 11 percent of national employment, and 93 percent of export earning...
Washington, DC, June 28, 2016 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, "IBRD", rating Aaa / AAA1) is pleased to announce the total amount raised through World Bank Bond...
Washington, DC, 12 September 2016 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or “IBRD”, rating Aaa/AAA1) is pleased to announce the issuance of two new three-year Sus...
Promising innovations in public-sector management don’t come along every day – and when a new approach for delivering results shows some signs of success, it’s worth analyzing carefully for possible a...
As we conclude this year’s Annual Meetings, let me take the opportunity to look back and reflect on the many discussions I have had over the last few days - and what I have learned from these dis...
Washington, DC, March 22, 2016 – The subscription period for the World Bank (IBRD, Aaa/AAA) Sustainable Development Bond 03/2026, which is also referred to as the USD Callable 1.75% Fixed Rate No...
Thank you Faryar. It is a pleasure to be here today. The recent developments are presenting additional challenges for the global economy by injecting a higher level of uncertainty into an alread...
Thank you, Femi. As some of you know, for the last few years, the World Bank Group has been guided by twin goals – ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the poorest 40 perc...
What is the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), and how is the World Bank involved? The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) is a fertile swath of land in...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2016 –The World Bank Group and UNCTAD announced today renewed cooperation in the areas of investment and trade. The announcement came following the International Monetary Fund/Wo...
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It’s a pleasure for me to be here today to discuss the critically important topic of mobilizing money for emerging market infrastructure. I want to thank our host...
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