Project is expanding grid access and has installed so far 150,000 meters and 20,000 streetlights, connecting nearly 145,000 ...
The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.
Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo has been selected as a 2026 World Bank Group Africa Fellow, joining the Development Economics Research ...
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 ...
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - Developing countries are pursuing industrial policy more aggressively than rich nations but many rely too heavily on blunt tools like tariffs and ...
As a growing number of countries look to strengthen their domestic energy production, meet baseload power generation needs, and manage low-carbon climate goals, they’re increasingly looking to nuclear ...
The World Bank Group says its Pacific initiatives reflect a broader effort to address the global employment challenge facing developing countries.
Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global ...
South Africa has won $350 million in World Bank funding for a credit-guarantee vehicle designed to boost private investment in infrastructure and accelerate the ...