The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sealed an agreement to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries.

Flows of foreign direct investment into developing economies have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade ...

This report calls for a radical shift toward debt transparency as critical to debt sustainability, urging legislative reforms ...

Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines ...

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 ...

More developing economies are turning to off-budget and more complex borrowing arrangements in response to a tighter financing environment, making it harder to fully assess public debt exposures, ...

The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household ...

Challenge. Uzbekistan embarked on sweeping reforms in 2017, which marked a significant pivot from a centrally planned, state-driven economy toward a sustainable and inclusive market economy.. Despite ...

Many of us take turning on a light switch or connecting our devices to a home Wi-Fi network for granted. If our phones need charging, we plug them in, if we want hot water we boil a kettle. These are ...

WORK WITH US. 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.

In 2024, global economic losses resulting from natural disasters amounted to USD 320 billion. Of the damaged buildings, an estimated 80–90%—accounting for approximately 50% of total monetary ...

CHALLENGE. A Worsening Landscape of Poverty and Violence. By 2030, an estimated 59 percent of the world’s poorest people will live in countries impacted by fragile and conflict-affected situations, ...