This summary is based on the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) Issues Paper produced by the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and disseminated for the 2nd GPFI ...

From the bustling medical center of Batchenga to the ambitious hydropower project of Nachtigal, Cameroon is joining the ...

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the ...

The JJ/WBGSP provides scholarships for up to two-years to a limited number of Japanese mid-career professionals who are dedicated to the alleviation of poverty and enhanced shared prosperity in ...

Key declarations and detailed plans by country. Government-led plans to expand energy access with ambitious targets. Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering ...

Ethiopia has made significant progress in energy access in recent years; however, despite a 94% electrification rate in urban ...

Exciting transformations are underway at the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development! We’re updating our website to reflect our evolving mission and initiatives. The current version remains fully ...

Thirty African Heads of State and governments today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve ...

ISLAMABAD, January 28, 2025 – World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Mr. Martin Raiser, concluded his five-day visit to Pakistan today and reaffirmed the World Bank's continued support to foster ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

Digital technologies and AI are disrupting the way people live, work, and learn. At the same time, education systems need to become both a rapid producer and an avid consumer of digital and data ...

The world is developing at an unprecedented scale. Over the next 20 years, urban population in developing countries will double to 4 billion, while the urbanized land area will triple. Rapid growth ...