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WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $250 million in financing for the Kinshasa Urban Transformation and Jobs Program — known as Kin la Belle — to improve …

In today’s global economy, competitiveness depends as much on how goods move across and within borders as what countries produce. When goods move faster and more reliably, costs are lowered, firms become …

Digital technology transformed how land rights can be securely documented, transferred, and used, expanding opportunities for farmers and entrepreneurs seeking access credit markets. Yet adoption remains uneven: digital registries are near …

In the late morning heat above the quays of the Port of Djibouti, a trainee settles into the crane cab. Sunlight shimmers across the water. Below, dockworkers signal, and a …

The world is entering a decade defined by two hard realities: a historic demographic surge and tighter public finances. Over the next 10 to 15 years, more than 1 billion …

The World Bank Group’s South Africa Wildlife Conservation Bond (SA WCB) Project channels private capital through an innovative outcome bond to finance black rhino conservation in two protected areas in …

By Catlyne Haddaoui, Senior Associate, Just Transition, Climate, Economics and Finance Program, World Resources Institute; Dr. Oliver Ashford, Senior Program Associate, Ocean Program, World Resources Institute; Liesbet Steer, Executive Director, People in the …

At a moment when global attention is rightly focused on jobs—on how people access work, build livelihoods, and participate in the economy—we must ask a more foundational question: What kinds …

Development Challenge Rural Philippines has long faced high poverty, low agricultural productivity, and limited access to markets, even as the national economy grew. Historically, public spending prioritized subsidies over investments …

With 1.2 billion young people set to reach working age in the next decade, delivering more and better jobs is at the heart of the World Bank Group’s development agenda. Infrastructure is …