Does artificial intelligence amount to a dystopian nightmare for the developing world, eliminating jobs and confirming the ...

A regional World Bank-financed program is establishing a center of excellence in ICT at the Dar es Salaam Institute of ...

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024—After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) moderated in 2023, reaching an estimated ...

A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – aims to equip future leaders with development expertise that can ...

A shift in how Zambians farm and cook is improving livelihoods and helping save the environment Over the next five years, communities in the country will be eligible to share up to $30 million in ...

The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series encourages the exchange of ideas on development and quickly disseminates the findings of research in progress. This series is aimed at showcasing ...

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2024 – The World Bank has announced US$700 million in Development Policy Financing (DPF) for the Government of Egypt to support the country to shift toward more private sector ...

The international financing dialogue for NCDs and mental health is a collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group. The meeting supports the preparatory process ...

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2024— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million in financing for Sri Lanka to improve the quality and utilization of its primary healthcare services.

NAIROBI, June 20, 2024 — Somalia’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 percent in 2023 up from 2.4 percent in 2022. This rebound in growth was driven by improved weather conditions and policy reforms ...

The reduced cost of solar electricity has made electricity access affordable even to low-income households. Off-Grid electricity is playing a critical role in rapidly scaling up electricity access in ...

Providing equitable access to quality health and nutrition services for women and children in the first 1,000 days of life is an ongoing challenge in Cambodia. Through the Cambodia Nutrition Project, ...