A new World Bank financed project is helping set Eswatini on the path to universal energy access by 2030. The Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) project for ...

About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...

Phone surveys emerged as a critical data collection tool in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

The energy transition is expected to massively boost demand for minerals and metals, requiring an estimated $1.7 trillion in global mining investment. Attracting a share of this investment to low and ...

The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, announcing its intent to launch at least 15 country-led programs in the next 18 months.

The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, today launched Water Forward, a global platform to help improve water ...

How can fragile countries like South Sudan better harness water’s potential to sustain development and stability? A new World Bank report, “Rising from the Depths: Water Security and Fragility in ...

One of the key outcomes of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow was the approval of Article 6 – the Paris Agreement’s rulebook governing carbon markets. How might Article 6 make a difference in the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread with alarming speed, infecting millions and bringing economic activity to a near-standstill as countries imposed tight restrictions on movement to halt the spread of ...

Lebanon's real GDP growth has been cut by an estimated 6.6% in 2024 as a result of the conflict, bringing the cumulative decline in real GDP since 2019 to more than 38% by the end of the year, ...

The report, “Timor-Leste Economic Report: Transforming Public Spending to High Growth”, finds that public expenditure averaged 85 percent of GDP between 2013 and 2023, and average GDP growth has ...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 – The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by ...