The World Bank Group today announced the appointment of Tsutomu Yamamoto as Managing Director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform.

Scaling Water Reuse: A Tipping Point for Municipal and Industrial Use, makes the case for investing in the treatment and reuse of alternative water sources to create fit-for-purpose supply for ...

The Tajikistan Economic Update is an annual report that analyzes recent economic developments, prospects, and policy issues in Tajikistan.

Eswatini needs to digitalize, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according to the latest edition of the Eswatini Economic Update (EEU) launched ...

In 2024, Belize, a small Caribbean country grappling with increasing climate risks that strain its economy, gained access to concessional financing from the World Bank’s International Development ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rationalizing tax incentives could improve effectiveness of tax policies, and pave the way for future tax rate reductions, while ensuring adequate resources ...

Angola recorded the highest economic expansion since 2014, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reaching 4.4% in 2024. According to the latest edition of the Angola Economic Update (AEU) ...

The World Bank approved a new project to support the expansion of São Paulo’s Metro Line 4 to the neighboring city of Taboão da Serra — marking the first time the metro network will extend beyond the ...

World Bank provides $400 million to allow 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles and Zambia to benefit from financial readiness against climate-related and other disasters ...

The GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) is part of the GovTech Initiative to measure maturity in four focus areas: supporting core government systems, enhancing service delivery, mainstreaming citizen ...

The World Bank In Cambodia Over the two decades before COVID-19 struck in 2020, Cambodia blossomed economically. Having reached lower middle-income status in 2015, it set its signs on attaining upper ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s second most unequal region after Latin America, with deep-seated structural sources of inequality not only limiting poverty reduction, but growth itself. The report, ...