Growth in South Asia is expected to increase to 6.4 percent this year, exceeding earlier projections and keeping the region on track to be the fastest growing in the world. Unlocking untapped ...

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.

Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.9 percent in 2024. In 2025, the region is forecast to grow 2.6 percent. These are the lowest rates among all global regions ...

The World Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO) for $200 million. This is the second ...

Developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) is continuing to grow faster than the rest of the world in 2024, but slower than before the pandemic, the World Bank said in its semi-annual economic outlook for ...

The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness.

The Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) is an independent unit within the World Bank that investigates and pursues sanctions related to allegations of fraud and corruption in World Bank-financed projects.

What does the world need to do to become “Business Ready”? A healthy business environment and strong private sector are ...

Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they do in providing the public ...

The East Asia and Pacific region stands as a remarkable example of economic development on the global stage. With consistently high growth rates and broadly shared benefits, it has become a paragon of ...

Poverty has increased slightly amid recent shocks, despite some economic stabilization. Pakistan made significant progress towards reducing poverty between 2001 and 2018 with the expansion of off-farm ...