More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.

World Development Report 2022: FINANCE for an Equitable RecoveryToday’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And ...

The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Report has been a guide for countries, ...

Two-thirds of the world’s energy is wasted. Energy efficiency opens up immense opportunities for growth, energy security, and the environment. Energy efficiency is a key element of the World Bank ...

The Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) investigates and pursues sanctions related to fraud and corruption in World Bank Group-financed projects.

Inequality and Shared Prosperity More broad-based economic growth is essential to accelerate progress in boosting shared prosperity.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) are two of the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG). Each institution ...

The project started in 2021 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic upgraded the country’s lab capabilities and significantly helped ...

Digitalization is a transformative force that can drive productivity-led growth and enhance the efficiency of critical ...

Fifty-eight-year-old widow Arza Parveen wasted no time building a life of resilience and independence after her husband was injured in war. Her family was left without financial support. With a ...

Schedule The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from April 21 to 26, in Washington, D.C. Key events will include the ...

The Joint MDB Water Security Financing Report 2024 marks a milestone in collective action by ten Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to strengthen global water security. Building on commitments made ...