Africa lack access to the essential opportunities electricity provides: modern healthcare, quality education, greater quality ...

Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century ...

Mission 300 is an initiative that aims to provide a reliable energy supply to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. This initiative is one of the World Bank’s key priorities and will ...

The World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with partners, have launched an ambitious mission to connect 300 million people to electricity in Sub-Saharan ...

In a region known for manufacturing, digitization is transforming services into the most dynamic part of many economies in the East Asia and Pacific region, according to new World Bank research. The ...

Cabo Verde, a small island nation in the Atlantic Ocean, is at a critical crossroads while facing climate change. The Cabo Verde Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) reveals a dual reality on ...

PRAIA, January 15th, 2025 – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cabo Verde’s sustainable development strategy, according to the newly launched Country Climate ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2025—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Armenia. The framework aims to reduce poverty and ...

In transitioning to his new role as World Bank Country Manager for Iraq, Emanuel Salinas, the outgoing World Bank Country Manager for Albania, spoke to Monitor Magazine about the economic situation ...

In November 2024, the first in-person training of the Policy Catalyst Effective Renewable Energy Tendering Window brought 62 delegates from 12 African nations together in Cape Town to dive into the ...

A rural health center in Mateliona Betafo, Madagascar, has transformed healthcare delivery with solar-powered electricity through the World Bank-supported LEAD Project. For nearly seven years, ...