Latin America and the Caribbean is close to winning the battle on inflation and turning the corner on the macroeconomic dislocations wrought by the pandemic. Monetary authorities in the region have ...

The Djibouti Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) highlights the critical climate challenges facing Djibouti. It identifies key policy reforms and investments to strengthen the resilience of ...

As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and inclusive cities and communities.

Economic inclusion programs—which provide cash transfers, skills training, business capital, coaching, and market access—reach only 10% of the approximately 700 million people living in extreme ...

As the agriculture sector faces a growing number of challenges, robust financial investments are needed to support the global food system. A new World Bank report examines innovative ways to use ...

The World Bank and the World Health Organization with input from several agencies and countries have developed a Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Scaling Up Investment Plan. The ...

Efforts to address climate change and plastic pollution are complementary. The push for a global plastic pollution agreement offers a chance to tackle plastics' climate impacts. This event will ...

Jamaica has been burdened by a high level of debt for decades. Since 2013, the Government has successfully implemented fiscal consolidation measures, reducing the public debt-to-GDP ratio by more than ...

The HCI provides a new definition of human capital and quantifies the contribution of health and education to the productivity of the next generation of workers. Countries can use it to assess how ...

Discover how people are at the center of climate change risks, but also at the core of adaptation and mitigation solutions.

BAKU, November 20, 2024 – Increasing exposure to extreme heat, droughts, and floods pose serious risks to livelihoods in Djibouti as well as for the country’s long-term economic growth. Without swift ...

Promoting shared prosperity is one of the goals of the World Bank Group, along with ending extreme poverty on a livable planet. Around one-fifth of the world’s population lives in countries with high ...