The World Bank Group is scaling smart development solutions, boosting resilience for 425 million people worldwide. From restoring coastlines to growing drought-resilient crops, simple solutions are ...

WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2025 — The World Bank Board of Directors has approved the first phase of the Brazil Electromobility Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA), to help cities modernize their ...

The 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will take place from Monday, October 13 to Saturday, October 18. Keystones of the Annual Meetings are the Plenary ...

The World Bank Group focuses on solutions that meet our clients where they are and help them realize their smart development goals. We are supporting countries to build resilience to climate change so ...

The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert ...

The Cambodia Poverty Assessment 2022: Toward a More Inclusive and Resilient Cambodia shows the country has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past decade, but that some recent gains ...

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, ...

Meerim Nurdin Kyzy proudly shows off the tap in her front yard, which now provides clean, safe water for her family. With 5 children of her own and two stepchildren, aged 14 years to 6 months, Meerim ...

More than 45 percent of tourists to Nepal visit the country’s wealth of natural resources, including snow-capped mountains, abundant rivers, and sub-tropical forests. The country’s significant ...

Morocco’s nation-wide efforts on groundwater management; Jordan’s efforts to harness private sector innovation, financing for recycling wastewater, and to enhance supply through desalination; Saudi ...

Groundwater is our most important freshwater resource, but the lack of systematic analysis of its economic importance has evaded attention from policymakers and the general public–threatening the ...

Discover how closing the infrastructure gender gap in transport, digital connectivity, and energy can empower women, boost economies, and create equitable societies. The World Bank's initiatives like ...