The World Bank Group provides innovative solutions for financing, enabling and delivering sustainable infrastructure. We build stronger investment environments; design projects that are bankable, ...

The Global Financial Development Database is an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 214 economies. It contains annual data, starting from 1960. It has been last updated in ...

To support the alignment of development and climate objectives at the country level, the World Bank Group launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). CCDRs help governments, private ...

Lake Victoria, the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, supports over 47 million people across East Africa. Rapid population growth and climate change are worsening pollution from inadequate ...

Abdullah Gabriel Alroomi has been the World Bank Group (WBG) Alternate Executive Director for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (EDS22) since October 2024, where he plays a role in shaping international ...

Pacific Island countries have some of the highest rates non-communicable diseases in the world. Samoa is no exception. Samoa is empowering a community led response by placing village women’s ...

BAKU, November 20, 2024 – Already suffering from a decade of conflict, Yemen is facing mounting risks brought on by climate change, which is intensifying existing threats like water scarcity and food ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Yemen uses a scenario-based approach to navigate the complex nexus of development, conflict, and climate change. The Yemen Country Climate and ...

BAKU, November 20, 2024 – Increasing exposure to extreme heat, droughts, and floods pose serious risks to livelihoods in Djibouti as well as for the country’s long-term economic growth. Without swift ...

Economic inclusion programs—which provide cash transfers, skills training, business capital, coaching, and market access—reach only 10% of the approximately 700 million people living in extreme ...