Located within the Development Economics Vice Presidency, the Development Research Group is the World Bank's principal research department. With its cross-cutting expertise on a broad range of topics ...

The World Bank Group convened the second annual Global Digital Summit today, bringing together public and private sector ...

世界銀行東京事務所は、1970年に設立され、世銀債発行による資金調達の他、日本とのパートナーシップ強化のため、広報・対外関係や日本人採用支援に重点を置いた活動を推進しています。 広報・対外関係 日本政府・政府機関との連携強化 財務省、外務省 ...

Madagascar is the world’s fifth-largest island, situated in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southern Africa. The country is endowed with considerable natural resources and unparalleled biodiversity.

Innovation and partnership bond the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA ...

Streamlining access to property ownership supports entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans, allowing them to focus on innovation ...

Investment in Africa’s health systems is key to inclusive and sustainable growth. Strong economic growth in recent years has helped reduce poverty to 43 percent of the population. Yet, as Africa’s ...

Through the purchase of emission reductions agreement between Costa Rica and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), ...

October 29, 2024 — Global commodity prices are set to tumble to a five-year low in 2025 amid an oil glut that is so large that it is likely to limit the price effects even of a wider conflict in the ...

A Sahelian and landlocked country in Central Africa, Chad faces security challenges related to conflicts in neighboring countries, as well as the consequences of climate change, particularly the ...

Ineffective policies can persist, while potentially effective policies are often not adopted. The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law explores why some policies fail to achieve ...

The World Bank works closely with development partners to support Sierra Leone in fighting poverty, promoting economic development and improving living standards. Recent Developments: Growth estimated ...