The bank published a report in 1993 which helped disparage industrial policy. Governments were instead encouraged to let markets operate without direction or barriers.

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

Mr Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director of the World Bank Group, has called for urgent reforms in education and skills systems ...

The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo has been selected as a 2026 World Bank Group Africa Fellow, joining the Development Economics Research ...

of bonds backed by loans it gave companies across the developing world, part of its efforts to lure more institutional investors to regions where borrowers have a harder time raising cash. The ...

The Development Policy Operation aims to accelerate reforms that position the private sector as the primary driver of job creation in Kazakhstan.

As a growing number of countries look to strengthen their domestic energy production, meet baseload power generation needs, and manage low-carbon climate goals, they’re increasingly looking to nuclear ...

Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global ...

The World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Johannes Zutt, concluded a three-day visit to Bangladesh today, during which he met with senior leadership from the government as well as other government ...