World Bank Group

WASHINGTON, 1 July 2026 —The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$150 million in financing to support Sri Lanka’s reform agenda aimed at boosting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and creating jobs. The …

The WBG’s work on climate is and will remain firmly client driven, supporting them in delivering on their own ambitions as set out in their national plans and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Our framework has …

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2026 — The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region has clear opportunities to develop stronger agriculture and food systems, improve nutrition, counter food insecurity and create …

MADRID, June 29, 2026 – The World Bank Group today announced the opening of its office in Madrid, deepening its partnership with Spain to scale investment and mobilize private capital for …

Gdańsk, June 29, 2026—At the 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the World Bank Group announced new financing, partnerships, and risk-sharing initiatives that will help mobilize billions in public and private …

When we picture engines of economic growth and job creation, we tend to think of large multinational companies and global brands. Yet, in emerging and developing economies, it is primarily …

BISSAU, JUNE 24, 2026 – Guinea-Bissau’s economy demonstrated notable resilience in 2025, according to the World Bank Group’s Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (Spring 2026), released today. Real GDP expanded 5.8% in 2025, buoyed …

LUANDA, June 24, 2026 — Angola and the World Bank Group today launched the country’s AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to boost domestic food production, create employment, and mobilize private investment in agricultural …

WARSAW, June 22, 2026—Artificial intelligence could increase Poland’s real GDP by between 1.3% and 12.1% by 2035, according to a new World Bank Group report. The scale of the gains …

Washington, D.C., June 23—Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year, surging to 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2025 and wasting an estimated $54 billion worth of gas. …