Good morning, everyone. I am honored to join you today for this critical discussion on accelerating climate action through high-integrity carbon markets. Let me express my appreciation to our hosts, ...

As part of the previously announced Bretton Woods at 80 Initiative, the IMF and the World Bank Group are hosting a high-level retreat at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, on September 26‒27, 2024.

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2024 — A new World Bank program will help developing countries across East Asia and Pacific ramp up renewable energy. The program will help them achieve their development ...

Listen to Ghanaian poet Nora Anyidoho as she passionately supports the mission to bring electricity to the millions of people without power in Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Bank Group, together with ...

WASHINGTON, September 23, 2024 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $80 million in financing today to support Cambodia’s efforts to improve the quality of higher education and ...

The results of the technical assistance project "Support to Improve Poverty Diagnostic and Social Policies Monitoring" were presented during a two-day conference in Zagreb. The event provided a ...

Nairobi, September 24, 2024 – Somalia has made significant macroeconomic strides in recent years, but these gains have yet to translate into poverty reduction, with over half of the population still ...

Roughly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. Energy access is a lifeline for people, helping drive economic opportunities, boosting job creation, and improving ...

LUSAKA, September 23, 2024 — A new Public Finance Review (PFR) report has stressed the urgent need for Zambia to boost revenue mobilization and improve fiscal governance. The report calls for ...

ULAANBAATAR, September 24, 2024 — Despite significant equality reforms over recent years, women in Mongolia continue to face impediments to equal participation that could see past progress recede. The ...

Costa Rica is a development success story in many aspects. Considered an upper middle-income country, Costa Rica has experienced steady economic expansion over the past 25 years, but the COVID-19 ...