Abuja, May 12, 2025 - Nigeria’s macroeconomic situation is improving as a result of sustained reforms according to the latest edition of the Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report released today. The ...

Mobile Creche in Manga, Burkina Faso. Credit: PEJDC – Youth Employment and Skills Development Project. Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable ...

BISSAU, May 2, 2025 - The World Bank has approved the Guinea-Bissau Reform Advancement Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation, a $10 million grant aimed at strengthening fiscal governance and ...

China is home to some of the world’s important forest ecosystems and global biodiversity hotspots. However, the predominance of monoculture forests has left them highly susceptible to diseases and ...

SAL, May 9, 2025 - The Government of Cabo Verde will host a high-level regional conference on “Empowering Childcare in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities”, from May 12-14, 2025, at Hilton Cabo ...

Shizuoka City is conveniently located about an hour from Tokyo by bullet train, offering not only a magnificent view of Mount Fuji, but also a rich culinary culture featuring fragrant green tea and ...

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and only about 420 million jobs expected to be generated—the urgency of finding scalable and sustainable ...

SOFIA, May 8, 2025 —The World Bank signed today two Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreements with the Bulgarian government aimed at boosting education and businesses. The signing ceremony took place ...

CHISINAU, May 8, 2025—The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today the Moldova Supporting Economic Opportunities and Climate Transition Development Policy Operation (DPO) for the ...

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2025 - The World Bank has today approved the first phase of the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) Cameroon Water Security Program. The overall program objective is to ...