Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant of economic growth and higher living standards—have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade and ...

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 2008 outside of outright global recessions, according to the World Bank’s ...

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 ...

In rural communities across Bangladesh, dedicated champions like Rita Majumder are quietly driving change. A mother and ...

After benefiting from 288 million liters of drinking water, Bamako is expanding access to drinking water services on its left ...

Haiti’s healthcare system has taken a significant leap forward with the implementation of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems in five major hospitals including Cap-Haitien. On Monday ...

Well-designed digital solutions have the potential to alleviate the impacts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) and address FCV-related risks and drivers that undermine economic and social ...

The Moroccan economy has demonstrated resilience and positive trends in 2024 despite facing significant challenges. Recent rainfall has alleviated drought conditions, contributing to a more favorable ...

Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential: Nepal Country Economic Memorandum report examines Nepal’s past economic growth performance since 1996, current challenges, and policy recommendations to unlock ...