China’s economy maintained growth momentum in early 2025, with real GDP expanding by 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter. Policy support helped boost consumption and spurred a pickup in home ...

Carbon pricing revenues exceeded $100 billion in 2024, according to a new World Bank report released today. Over half of this revenue generated for public budgets was earmarked for environment, ...

The World Bank’s annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report is aimed at providing an up-to-date overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments around the world, including ...

Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since ...

Over 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion lack proper sanitation—key risks for child mortality and stunting. The World Bank helps countries improve water and sanitation ...

Global health financing stands at a crossroads. Amid mounting fiscal constraints, fragmented aid, and widening inequities, a bold reset is urgently needed. At the 2025 World Bank Group Spring Meetings ...

The Lao economy is growing, driven by exports of services, electricity, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, but inflation and labor shortages continue to threaten stability, according to a new ...

PORT MORESBY, May 30, 2025 – More than 375,000 children in some of the most underserved communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will benefit from a new landmark education project that will improve ...

The World Bank has developed an AI-powered model that analyzes over 90 variables to forecast refugee arrivals 4 to 6 months in advance, enabling governments to shift from reactive to anticipatory ...

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $250 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* as the first phase of a $1 billion Inga 3 Development Program.

17 Nigerian journalists from print, broadcast, and digital media attended a two-day Solutions Journalism training from May 21–22, 2025, in Abuja. Nigeria, Africa’s second-largest economy, continues to ...

Elvine Mamadou, Secretary of the Association of Mothers Educators of Bambari and Principal of Maidou School. Credit: Crispin Dembassa-Kette / World Bank. In the Central African Republic, more than 30% ...