Our thoughts are with the people of Jamaica as they face the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. We are working closely with the Government of Jamaica and international partners, including the ...
Meerim Nurdin Kyzy proudly shows off the tap in her front yard, which now provides clean, safe water for her family. With 5 children of her own and two stepchildren, aged 14 years to 6 months, Meerim ...
Haiti is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters. Meanwhile, the country’s economic and social development continues to be hindered by some fragility drivers. The World Bank is committed to support ...
Across the globe, water systems are under growing pressure. Freshwater availability is declining at alarming rates, with dry regions losing water faster than wet regions are gaining it. Cities are ...
Global commodity prices are projected to fall to their lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year ...
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 ...
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the expected demand for the Middle Corridor, a multimodal rail and maritime corridor linking Chinese and European markets via Central Asia and 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 ...
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 ...
From 1990 to 2017, developing countries increased their share of global exports from 16 percent to 30 percent; in the same period, the global poverty rate fell from 36 percent to 9 percent. Not all ...
As Hersio Abdulle Siad, a Somali mother of 14, grew her business from a street stall to a distributor of fruits and vegetables, she had to overcome not only considerable economic woes, but the impact ...
The World Bank Group is radically changing the way it tracks results, putting the focus squarely on lives improved rather than money out the door. For the first time, the work of all World Bank Group ...