Does artificial intelligence amount to a dystopian nightmare for the developing world, eliminating jobs and confirming the worse biases across societies? Or could it lead the way to a brighter future, ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024—The World Bank announced the launch of an ambitious new regional initiative aimed at significantly accelerating energy efficiency to ensure secure, affordable, and clean ...

The Ugandan economy remains resilient and is growing amid intensifying climate shocks and a challenging global environment. The outlook is positive, buoyed by diversified exports and investments in ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024— The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$200 million (€186.5 million) loan to improve productivity, lower emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 – A new program that will benefit over 180 million people by 2032 is poised to significantly increase access to the internet and the inclusive use of digitally enabled ...

What is the Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) Program? The Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) program will increase access to the internet and ...

What is the Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) program? The Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) program will increase access to the internet and ...

According to the latest Country Economic Memorandum for Burkina Faso, rapid economic growth in the past two decades has not been enough to bring about the structural transformation it needs to equip ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024—The World Bank Board today approved $600 million in financing to support Türkiye’s efforts to protect people and strengthen resilience against floods and drought, which are ...