Technology is transforming jobs and wages in East Asia and Pacific, creating opportunities but the benefits are not being ...

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, ...

Across East Asia and Pacific, the World Bank is working with governments and partners to open up inclusive pathways for youth. At the heart of this effort is a core development priority: creating more ...

The World Bank Group’s Office in Brussels is responsible for facilitating the strategic partnership between the organization and the European Union (EU).

Turkmenistan is a landlocked upper middle-income country in Central Asia with a GNI per capita of $8,250. It is one of the world’s top exporters of natural gas, possessing the fourth-largest proven ...

The Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides a global audience with the latest and most accurate estimates on trends in global poverty and shared prosperity.

List of participating universities programs for the World Bank JJ/WBGSP.

As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global ...

What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050Click here to download a PDF version of the infographic.

We asked Sandhya Srinivasan, Senior Climate Change Specialist with the World Bank’s Carbon Markets and Innovation team, to explain the significance of Article 6.

Since the early 2000s, the global aid architecture has undergone a significant transformation, evolving without a clear blueprint in place. While financial flows to developing countries have grown, ...

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond.