Somalia has made significant progress on its state-building journey since 2012, emerging from over three decades of being considered a failed state and submerged in an armed conflict. Efforts to ...

KATHMANDU, November 21, 2024 — The Government of Nepal and the World Bank jointly launched the $128 million (equivalent to NRs. 17.15 billion) Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program-Phase 1 ...

PHNOM PENH, November 21, 2024 — A new World Bank report, Cambodia’s Regional Connectivity: Unlocking the Full Potential of Transport Corridors, identifies critical challenges in Cambodia’s transport ...

To support the alignment of development and climate objectives at the country level, the World Bank Group launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). CCDRs help governments, private ...

As of November 16, 2024, Jean-Marc Arbogast is the World Bank Group Country Manager in Chile. This position will unify country-level leadership across the institution to better support Chile’s public ...

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2024 – A new World Bank-supported program aims to ensure educational continuity for nearly four million students across Sudan. Since the conflict started in Sudan in April ...

Amna Khatoon from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, makes bangles for a wholesaler during the lean agricultural season. If she could procure the raw materials on her own, she could open a small shop, turn in a ...

Hanoi, November 21, 2024—A new World Bank report—Viet Nam 2045: Trading Up in a Changing World – Pathways to a High-Income Future—explores how the country can upgrade its participation in global value ...

Washington, D.C., November 21, 2024: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project to support Barbados’ recovery from the impacts of ...

The event will be streamed on this page on November 21. To listen to the event in French or Portuguese, please click the headphone icon that will be visible once the event stream begins. Africa is ...

Around two-thirds of the Nagaland’s 2.2 million people live in rural areas where road connectivity is poor, electricity is unreliable, and water supply and sanitation are inadequate Delivering ...

Pacific Island countries have some of the highest rates non-communicable diseases in the world. Samoa is no exception. Samoa is empowering a community led response by placing village women’s ...