The World Bank Group convened the second annual Global Digital Summit today, bringing together public and private sector ...

The Government of Tanzania’s rural electrification campaign is boosting mining profitability, creating jobs, and improving ...

Women make up nearly half of Egypt's population, and their untapped potential in the workforce is considerable. World Bank analysis conducted in 2024 reveals that closing the gender employment gap ...

Join us to learn about how France’s regulatory authority for electronic communications, Arcep, is collecting environmental data across the ICT sector to inform decision making and how Arcep’s approach ...

South Sudan, March 13, 2025-The 7 th Edition of South Sudan Economic Monitor (SSEM) titled ‘A Pathway to Overcome the Crisis’ released today by the World Bank assessed that South Sudan`s economy is ...

The first years of this century presented big opportunities for emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Today, they account for nearly half of global GDP, up from about 25 percent in 2000.

In 1980, Adolf Ratzka, a German disability rights activist, grew frustrated with how decisions about disabled people’s lives were made without their input. It is said that this was when he coined the ...

This report describes recent trends in poverty reduction and based on these, identifies three key policy areas necessary to achieve this goal: inclusive growth, efficient social policy, and ...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in development for decades. But in recent years FDI flows have been impacted by overlapping crises, including the pandemic, increasing ...

Guinea-Bissau faces one of the highest maternal and child mortality rates globally. The health sector is challenged by a shortage of qualified professionals, medications, and equipment, rendering ...

Since 2000, 39 low-income countries have graduated to middle-income status. But the 26 low-income countries today face more daunting prospects for economic growth. Under current trends, only six are ...

Kadiatou Barry in the classroom – Credit: Zubah Beavogui/World Bank, December 2024. Kadiatou Barry, forced to marry at 15 and move abroad, escaped her husband and returned to school for a better ...