The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, has launched a risk-sharing initiative to help banks, fintechs, and other financial ...

On August 15, 2025, 150 millimeters of rain fell on Buner district in a single hour. Water, boulders, and debris cascaded ...

Climate-resilient irrigation is a game-changer. Farmers can produce more food with less water and land. With reduced water stress, increased crop yields, and lower food prices, it can help feed 1.4 ...

Learn more about the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on households and individuals in over 70 countries across all developing regions.

Feeding a global population of 10 billion by 2050 sustainably will depend on how countries balance food production with water resources. Today’s global food systems leave major opportunities untapped ...

How Somalia turned a page amid a global debt crisis https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2024/04/24/reforms-and-relief-how-somalia-turned-a-page-amid-a ...

The World Bank’s Partnerships, Innovation, and Mobilization (PIM) Vice Presidency is responsible for managing and monitoring policies and procedures for World Bank development financing vehicles. PIM ...

Global trends that provide analytical overviews of key energy data and Bank Views that portray the Bank Group's energy sector activities Live Wire is the World Bank’s series of online knowledge notes ...

Yemen’s economy remains under strain, having contracted again in 2025 and now facing additional pressures linked to the conflict in the Middle East, according to the World Bank’s latest Yemen Economic ...

Launched in July 2025, the Philippines GJR provides an evidence-based reform roadmap. Since the launch, the report has been key in promoting a national debate on accelerating growth and job creation, ...

Lebanon's real GDP growth has been cut by an estimated 6.6% in 2024 as a result of the conflict, bringing the cumulative decline in real GDP since 2019 to more than 38% by the end of the year, ...

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