Healthy longevity means the state of good physical, cognitive, and social functioning throughout a person's lifespan. There's an opportunity to leverage an aging population for health, societal, and ...

The Indian economy continues to grow at a healthy pace despite challenging global conditions, according to World Bank’s ...

Education systems can skill young people for climate mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, climate change induced heat ...

Despite an improvement in near-term prospects, the global outlook remains subdued by historical standards. In 2024-25, growth is set to underperform its 2010s average in nearly 60 percent of economies ...

Thank you for the kind introduction. For me, this moment marks the culmination of a journey that began over a year ago—when I first started at the World Bank and promised to visit every region where ...

Thank you for your interest in the Young Professionals Program (YPP) and career opportunities at the World Bank Group. We work in every major area of development to create a world free of poverty on a ...

SUVA, September 10, 2024 –Leaders from across Pacific Island countries have called for a robust 21 st replenishment of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA21), echoing the call ...

THIRTY-SEVEN years ago, when this newspaper was reformed under this new name, the average Filipino earned less than one tenth of the income of the average high-income person. Since then, the ...

With nearly 30% of the population living below the poverty line, Mauritania is now committed to promoting social protection as a solution to the socioeconomic challenges facing the country. More than ...

Washington, September 9, 2024 — The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than 200,000 youths in Rwanda through the Priority Skills for Growth and Youth ...