Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve ...

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

From the bustling medical center of Batchenga to the ambitious hydropower project of Nachtigal, Cameroon is joining the ...

Ethiopia has made significant progress in energy access in recent years; however, despite a 94% electrification rate in urban ...

Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century ...

Evoke is a crash course in changing the world. An award-winning educational experience that uses project-based learning, game mechanics, graphic novel content and storytelling designed to engage young ...

Jobs are the most reliable pathway out of poverty. Sustained and inclusive economic growth, driven by a productive private sector, creates more and better jobs and leads to increases in living ...

The world is developing at an unprecedented scale. Over the next 20 years, urban population in developing countries will double to 4 billion, while the urbanized land area will triple. Rapid growth ...

Jamele Rigolini is the Senior Advisor for Social Protection and Jobs in the World Bank’s Social Protection & Jobs Global Unit. His areas of expertise include social protection, jobs, human development ...

The Program for Asia Connectivity and Trade, or PACT, is a trust fund administered by the World Bank and supported by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. Trust fund ...

The Investment Climate team provides evidence-based support to help countries foster an “investment-grade” business environment, maximize the benefits of private investment, and secure a share in ...