WASHINGTON, January 3, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, rated Aaa/AAA) has priced its first benchmark of 2025 – an Australian dollar 1.75 billion ...

The Long Term Growth Model (LTGM) is an Excel-based tool to analyze long-term growth scenarios building on the celebrated Solow-Swan Growth Model. The tool can also be used to assess the implications ...

The October 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports a fragile economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with growth projected at 3% in 2024, up from 2.4% in 2023, driven by increased private consumption ...

For more than five decades, the World Bank’s premier annual publication on debt, now titled the International Debt Report (IDR), along with the associated International Debt Statistics (IDS) database, ...

"Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons” and “Remote Learning During COVID-19: Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow" The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted ...

As global leaders gather at COP29 in Baku, a priority for Africa is clear: accelerating access to reliable and sustainable electricity. Today, nearly one in two people in Africa lack access to ...

Universal health coverage (UHC) is about ensuring that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has access to the quality health care they need without suffering financial hardship. It is key to ...

The Grievance Redress Service (GRS) is an avenue for individuals and communities to submit complaints directly to the World Bank if they believe that a World Bank-supported project has or is likely to ...

The expanded Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities (EQOSOGI) report assesses laws and regulations that affect the lives of sexual and gender minorities in 64 countries in six ...

Endangered Icon: The endangered Ganges River Dolphin is more than just a beautiful creature; it's a barometer of river systems' health. United Initiative: To conserve the Ganges dolphin population, a ...

The importance of continued knowledge and capacity building AMLA trainees attending an AMLA Workshop session at the University of Pretoria. Photo: World Bank “The University is honored to host the ...

PORT VILA, December 24, 2024 – The World Bank has fast-tracked US$12 million to the Government of Vanuatu for emergency response and recovery, following a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake on ...