In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, on a narrow atoll barely rising above the sea, sits one of the most remarkable pieces of infrastructure in the world, not because it is the largest, or the busiest, ...

Global gas flaring rose to its highest level since 2007, wasting $63 billion in energy and emitting 389 million tonnes of ...

The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Report has been a guide for countries, ...

Global gas flaring increased by 9 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2023, reaching 148 bcm, the highest level since 2019. The top ...

Investing in health drives job creation and economic growth, highlighting its pivotal role in building resilient societies and fostering prosperity.

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, as well as in-depth research into ...

With support from Generation India’s training program, co-funded by the World Bank, youth can transition to stable jobs. Today’s global challenges require collective action. The World Bank engages ...

The program targets young talented African nationals who are completing or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very ...

The project started in 2021 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic upgraded the country’s lab capabilities and significantly helped ...

We recognize that poverty has no borders. Neither does excellence. We are continually in search of the brightest, most talented individuals from around the globe.

SMEs are less likely to be able to obtain bank loans than large firms; instead, they rely on internal funds, or cash from friends and family, to launch and initially run their enterprises. The ...

The Office of Suspension and Debarment (OSD) provides the first level of independent adjudication in the World Bank’s sanctions system. When there is sufficient evidence of misconduct, OSD temporarily ...