After benefiting from 288 million liters of drinking water, Bamako is expanding access to drinking water services on its left ...

In rural communities across Bangladesh, dedicated champions like Rita Majumder are quietly driving change. A mother and ...

Over 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion lack proper sanitation—key risks for child mortality and stunting. The World Bank helps countries improve water and sanitation ...

The Digital Malawi Project (2017-2024) supported by $72.4 million from the International Development Association, helped ...

Fiscal policy is central to development. It can support macroeconomic stability, foster growth, and help reduce poverty. Taxes fund essential services, while public spending builds human capital and ...

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 April 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse, a biannual survey of African economies, finds that economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption and ...

Well-designed digital solutions have the potential to alleviate the impacts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) and address FCV-related risks and drivers that undermine economic and social ...

Silicon Valley insiders and tech pundits are predicting the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by the end of this decade—with news like this in the headlines, it can feel like the ...

The need for job creation to help fight poverty and drive development has never been greater. Urgent, deliberate action to spur private sector growth can strengthen economic and social stability, ...

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering economies, delivering essential services, and spurring job creation for Africa’s growing population. With nearly 600 ...

In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Colleen Dunlavy (Professor Emerita of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison) discusses "Standard Sizes: The Government's Role in Diffusing Mass ...