Data can improve lives only when it is effectively used to generate insights and inform decisions. Data literacy and the enabling environment to access and use data are crucial to empower all people ...

The database builds on, updates, and extends previous efforts, in particular the data collected for the World Bank database “Financial Development and Structure”. For more information on the Global ...

World Bank bureaucrats who jetted to the United Nations’ annual global warming conference spewed CO2 emissions equal to ...

Ajay Banga had spent most of his career in the private sector – as a banker at Citigroup and latterly as the CEO of ...

The World Bank focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide by providing low-interest loans, interest-free credit, and grants to developing countries for ...

Rabat - Morocco and the World Bank have signed a cooperation agreement to develop expertise-sharing and support policymaking through data-based methods.  Morocco and the World Bank have signed a ...

Global life expectancy at birth recovered from a two-year decline in 2022 but has yet to return to the record high hit in 2019. The most recent figures available from the World Bank indicate ...

The World Bank’s study highlights the urgent need for reliable biodiversity data to drive conservation efforts, especially in ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...