According to the World Bank’s latest China Economic Update, Advancing Reforms, Enhancing Prospects, growth is estimated at 4.9% in 2025 and projected at 4.4% in 2026, as existing headwinds are ...

The World Bank Group focuses on solutions that meet our clients where they are and help them realize their smart development goals. We are supporting countries to build resilience to climate change so ...

Female-run enterprises are steadily growing all over the world, contributing to household incomes and growth of national economies. However, women face time, human, physical, and social constraints ...

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved financing for two critical programs in the Indian states of Uttar ...

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2025 — Yemen’s economy continues to face strain as persistent conflict, institutional fragmentation, and declining external support compound the country’s long-running crisis, ...

Over the past decade, the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) have trained thousands of students in key fields such as health, agriculture, digital technology, energy, and the environment. But behind ...

Egypt’s National Social Housing Program adopts green building practices in social housing units for the first time, benefitting the planet and low-income families. Green buildings can reduce energy ...

The Cambodia Poverty Assessment 2022: Toward a More Inclusive and Resilient Cambodia shows the country has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past decade, but that some recent gains ...

The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major boost in firepower that will give millions of people a chance to escape poverty and improve their lives. At this ...

BEIRUT, December 21, 2023 – Four years into the economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s macroeconomic framework remains severely impaired. According to the latest World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor ...

For cities threatened by climate change, bringing together green and grey infrastructure may be the key to climate-proofing them and saving lives. Recent investments in the coastal city of Beira in ...

Indonesia is home to an estimated 20 percent of the world’s mangroves, the largest extent of mangrove ecosystems in the world. Mangroves provide valuable ecosystem services that contribute to human ...