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 ...

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

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

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2024 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a financial package of $800 million in highly concessional loans to support Uzbekistan’s reform agenda geared ...

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.

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2024 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a EUR 80 million loan to help Montenegro strengthen fiscal sustainability and promote sustainable ...

With support from the World Bank and the Global Financing Facility (GFF), Nigeria strengthened primary health care and expanded critical services to women, children and adolescents. Despite progress, ...

Despite progress over the past decades, child malnutrition remains high and adult obesity rates are increasing. Investments to scale up high-impact nutrition interventions could save the lives of 6.2 ...

The Business Investment Financing Track (BIFT), a new window within the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), aims to bolster inclusive, climate-smart, and nutritious food systems in ...