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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - Developing countries are pursuing industrial policy more aggressively than ...

Economists from Asia, Africa and other regions are urging international financial institutions to reform their loan frameworks and mobilize more resources to help developing countries transition off ...

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 ...

South Africa has won $350 million in World Bank funding for a credit-guarantee vehicle designed to boost private investment ...

At the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, a dedicated session focused on Mission 300—a platform to provide electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. The session brought together African ...