Promoting good governance and tackling corruption are critical to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. Diversion of funds from development projects through corruption impairs the ...

Discover how World Bank support is creating jobs, reducing poverty, and driving inclusive growth across East Asia and Pacific ...

Every two minutes, a woman’s life is claimed by cervical cancer—a largely preventable disease—yet, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could save up to 560,000 lives every year. Cervical cancer is ...

Zambia is a large, landlocked, resource-rich country with sparsely populated land in the center of Southern Africa. It shares its border with eight countries (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of ...

Standards play a simultaneously central and unsung role in our modern world. From the first attempts to unify weights and measures in ancient empires to today's complex web of international protocols ...

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2025—The World Bank Group today announced the 15-month debarment of Xinjiang Xiaohaizi Water Conservancy Construction and Installation Engineering Co. in connection with fraud as ...

Outdoor air pollution poses health and economic challenges across all regions in the world. Ninety nine percent of people worldwide are exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution, with some of the most ...

This video highlights the World Bank Group's commitment to the energy sector in Cameroon over the past ten years. It also showcases the completion of the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam, a project that ...

In this World Development Report 2025 seminar series, Stefan Ambec (INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics) discusses "Environmental Standards: A Key Policy Instrument for Fostering ...

Also known as instant or real-time payments, fast payments offer the instant transmission of a payment message and the immediate availability of funds to the beneficiary 24/7/365. In order to ...

Luz Adriana Rodriguez has dedicated her life to the Amazon, blending her passion for nature with community-driven work across her native Colombia. Her years of experience in the Amazon have taught her ...

Demographic shifts and fiscal constraints are placing increasing pressure on the financing of social services. These challenges are compounded by fragmented financing mechanisms at the local level, ...