The global economy has stabilized, but developing economies still face a tougher slog ahead. As countries work to promote growth and drive sustainable development, one key piece to success is ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the viability of agricultural insurance in Bangladesh, particularly for small ...

Remote digital work is increasingly positioned as a pathway to economic inclusion for forcibly displaced people, offering ...

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic transformation, resilience, and large-scale job creation aligned with Benin’s ...

This study analyzes the impact of the Romania Secondary Education Project, which was designed to improve student retention, ...

TOKYO, June 1, 2026 — World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Minister of Finance of Japan Satsuki Katayama today agreed to strengthen collaboration on helping developing countries build more ...

This technical note provides a comprehensive overview of overlay services in fast payments, focusing primarily on request-to-pay (RtP) and confirmation-of-payee (CoP) services. As global payment ...

In response to a widespread and worsening water crisis, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are taking strong steps to ensure a water-secure future for their citizens. In the process, ...

Jobs - the special focus of this edition - are central to achieving the Malaysian Government’s objectives of raising the ...

Zambia’s economy has demonstrated resilience despite external shocks, supported by reforms that strengthened macroeconomic ...

The Vienna Development Knowledge Center (VDKC) was established in 2025 as a joint initiative of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Federal Government of Austria to strengthen the use of knowledge in ...

The primary objective of this study is to calculate the economic cost of excluding young Persons with Disabilities from the ...