Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting...
Fourth Meeting of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on Scaling COVID-19 Tools WASHINGTON, 16 September 2021—The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization...
KATHMANDU, September 15, 2021 – The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed two separate additional financing agreements of $50 million each today to support the implementation of the...
NAIROBI, September 14, 2021 — Somalia’s economy is rebounding from the “triple shock” that ravaged the country in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme flooding, and the locust infestation. Real GDP...
Somalia Economic Update reports aim to contribute to policymaking and the national conversations on topic issues related to economic recovery and development. The report contains three main messages...
This policy brief describes the current status of Yemen’s health sector, which is suffering from the consequences of prolonged and ongoing armed conflict, economic decline, and institutional...
El cambio climático podría obligar a 216 millones de personas a migrar dentro de sus propios países para 2050 Una acción colectiva enérgica contribuiría a reducir la migración por cuestiones...
D’ici à 2050, le changement climatique risque de contraindre 216 millions de personnes à migrer à l’intérieur de leur pays WASHINGTON, 13 septembre 2021 — Dans une nouvelle édition du rapport...
Decisive collective action could reduce climate migration by as much as 80 percent WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2021—The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an...
This sequel to the Groundswell report includes projections and analysis of internal climate migration for three new regions: East Asia and the Pacific, North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central...