Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa confirms that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) weathered 2023 relatively well thanks to credible economic and social policy reforms.

Since 2009, the World Bank has been supporting Kazakhstan in the strategic development of the South-West and East-West Road Projects. Through this support, Kazakhstan has enhanced its transit ...

While the Government of Jamaica recognizes the need to expand and modernize its infrastructure, tight fiscal conditions prevent it from developing infrastructure at the level needed. Jamaica, like ...

Midwives from the Kati Koko II Community Health Center with World Bank Country Director for Mali, Kati health district, Koulikoro region. The Accelerating Progress Toward Health Coverage Project ...

GABORONE, July 12, 2024 - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved its first lending operation supporting renewable energy development in Botswana. The Botswana Renewable Energy Support and ...

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2024 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 7-year British pound sterling (GBP) benchmark bond due July 2031. The ...

A World Bank-endorsed initiative has spurred the genetic enhancement of beef cattle, leading to such impressive results that the state has decided to sustain the project with its own funding A visit ...

Though countries in South Asia have witnessed substantial reductions in poverty in recent decades, a large share of households remains poor. Multiple recent shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

LUSAKA, July 9, 2024 — Over 1.6 million vulnerable Zambians, badly affected by the severe drought, are set to benefit from a new World Bank grant meant to address the adverse effects of the ongoing ...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2024—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $13.6 million in additional financing to supplement the ongoing $5 million Technical Assistance for Kambarata-1 ...

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2024 — The World Bank Group today announced the 65-month debarment of Indonesia-based consulting company PT. LPPSLH Konsultan in connection with fraudulent, corrupt, and ...

N'DJAMENA, July 8, 2024 - Enhancing the economic inclusion of refugees necessitates acknowledging their economic contributions, according to the World Bank Chad Economic Update 2024, which dedicates a ...