While many countries across the globe have experienced strong economic growth and improvements in human development outcomes over the last quarter of a century, natural resources continue to be ...

While the working language of the World Bank Group is English, an increasing amount of content is available in other languages. The links below vary in the scope of their coverage — from a broad ...

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

The region has made slow but steady progress in overcoming the imbalances created by the pandemic, including rising inflation pressures, global economic uncertainty, and higher debt; even poverty and ...

The World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) committed to delivering electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030 – an initiative called Mission 300. Access to reliable, ...

Amina Coulibaly is an Ivorian national and Senior Economist for Timor-Leste, based in Dili since July 1, 2024. She has extensive expertise in fiscal policy, trade, and institutional development.

Massimiliano Paolucci is the World Bank Country Manager for Kosovo and for North Macedonia. This op-ed was originally published in Albanian in the special New Year's print edition of the newspaper ...