Flows of foreign direct investment into developing economies have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade ...

Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant of economic growth and higher living standards—have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade and ...

The World Bank’s annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report is aimed at providing an up-to-date overview of existing ...

Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since ...

The April 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse, a biannual survey of African economies, finds that economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption and ...

Carbon pricing revenues exceeded $100 billion in 2024, according to a new World Bank report released today. Over half of this revenue generated for public budgets was earmarked for environment, ...

Many of us take turning on a light switch or connecting our devices to a home Wi-Fi network for granted. If our phones need charging, we plug them in, if we want hot water we boil a kettle. These are ...

FEATURING: Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Director of the Prospects Group / Emi Mahmoud, Poet, activist and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Ayhan Kose: It's a good time to ...

The World Bank supported 64 countries in building cyber resilience between 2014 and 2024. Between 2015 and 2018, the World Bank helped establish Bhutan’s national Computer Security Incident Response ...

Adolescent girls in Nigeria’s Kaduna State are happy to visit the health center to receive family planning and nutrition advice. With support from the World Bank and the Global Financing Facility (GFF ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

In rural communities across Bangladesh, dedicated champions like Rita Majumder are quietly driving change. A mother and ...