The region is projected to grow 2.1% in 2026, below the 2.4% recorded in 2025. A new report argues that, with the right policies, the region can pivot and harness its natural resources, energy ...

The Bank Regulation and Supervision Survey is a unique source of comparable economy-level data on how banks are regulated and supervised around the world. The most recent survey was started in 2017 ...

The Nepal Human Capital Review tells the story of unrealized talent and unrealized potential. At its core lies a powerful question: What would Nepal’s labor productivity look like if every child—no ...

The IBRD Articles of Agreement are also available in PDF format (213 KB) (As amended effective June 27, 2012) The Governments on whose behalf the present Agreement is signed agree as follows: ...

Overall, a total of 26-38% of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean could be exposed to Generative AI. Generative AI could result in a productivity-enhancing transformation of 8-14% of jobs, with a ...

Zainab Ahmed, a Nigerian national, has served as the World Bank Group Executive Director representing Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa since November 2024. Prior to this role, she was the Alternate ...

HRTF organized its work around two core pillars: enhancing the understanding and application of human rights principles in the World Bank’s work. The First Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in ...

A new World Bank report considers the role of public finance to build, protect and utilize human capital as countries seek to recover from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and lay a foundation for ...

IDS provides comprehensive annual external debt stocks and flows data. Explore IDS data through the data tables below or for more data and information you can visit: ...

Gender; family economics; demography; political economy; fertility; family planning; sexual and reproductive health; women's social networks; son preference; sex ratio imbalances; women's work; ...

Ousmane Diagana, a Mauritanian national, is the Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa. Appointed to this role in July 2020, Mr. Diagana manages the Bank relations with 22 countries ...

Investment in Africa’s health systems is key to inclusive and sustainable growth. Strong economic growth in recent years has helped reduce poverty to 43 percent of the population. Yet, as Africa’s ...