The World Bank Group supports climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience by promoting Blue Economy job growth in Africa and worldwide. From climate-smart and resilient urban development to improving...
This study analyzes the direct effects and local spillovers of a low-cost multifaceted economic inclusion program through a randomized controlled trial in Chad. The intervention included group savings...
The Ethiopia Local Economic Development (LED) Pilot in Kebri Beyah Woreda, implemented from February 2023 to December 2024, aimed to move beyond traditional fragmented economic development to foster a...
The Global Data Facility was designed and launched to implement the key recommendations and insights from World Bank’s 2021 World Development Report: Data for Better Lives. It is putting data to work to...
Tanzania is seeking US100 million dollars in support from the IDA CRW PLUS (CRW+) to respond to landslides, floods and Cyclone Hidaya disasters caused by El-Niño. The El-Niño phenomenon led to above average...
The need for financial services in South Asia is the greatest among those living in low-income, fragile, and frontier parts of the region. Improving access to finance for individuals and businesses in...
In the first half of 2023, real economic growth in the Kyrgyz Republic decelerated to 3.9 percent, down from 6.3 percent in 2022, due to a decline in remittance receipts and a cyclical slowdown in gold...
Microfinance is an important tool to improve livelihoods at the base of the pyramid. Access to finance has proven to reduce poverty and enable the poor build assets, increase incomes, and reduce their...
The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) aims at eliminating rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for rural poor households. The program is designed...
As the number of forcibly displaced persons around the world reached a record 120 million in June 2024, the World Bank continues to deepen its efforts to understand and respond to the unique needs of these...
As the number of forcibly displaced persons around the world reached a record 120 million in June 2024, the World Bank continues to deepen its efforts to understand and respond to the unique needs of these...
Ratings for the Dynamic City Integrated Development Project-Thai Nguyen for Vietnam were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality...
Ratings for the Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project for Vietnam were as follows: outcomes were unsatisfactory, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the...