The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved financing for two critical programs in the Indian states of Uttar ...

Over the past decade, the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) have trained thousands of students in key fields such as health, agriculture, digital technology, energy, and the environment. But behind ...

Progress toward the 1.5 billion goal depends on coordinated support. To help countries advance their National Health Compacts ...

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Ineffective policies can persist, while potentially effective policies are often not adopted. The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law explores why some policies fail to achieve ...

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, a US national, has been appointed as Chair of the three-member External Privacy Review Panel. Mr. Calo is an internationally recognized privacy law scholar and has ...

In March 2024 Daniel Lederman became Deputy Chief Economist for the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI) Global Practice of the World Bank. Previously he served as Deputy Chief Economist ...

Our Civil Society Team serves as a link between the WBG and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) globally. We work to strengthen our interactions with civil society, provide platforms for dialogue, and ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda today announced the first two Pacific projects to be delivered under the Full Mutual Reliance Framework, ...

Account ownership is the fundamental measure of financial inclusion and the gateway to using financial services in a way that facilitates development. Owners of formal accounts—whether those accounts ...