The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, today launched Water Forward, a global platform to help improve water ...

Guided by the outcome of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) polling process, World Bank Group President Ajay Banga today announced that the World Bank Group is now resuming dealings with the Gove ...

The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank Group met today as part of the coordination group they established in early April to maximize their ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2026 — The World Bank Group’s Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP) program and the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK) signed a new membership ...

The 2029 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in October 2029, as decided in a vote by the Boards of Governors of ...

The Global Financial Development Database is an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 214 economies. It contains annual data, starting from 1960. It has been last updated in ...

The World Bank Group’s Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP) is supported by partner donor countries and strengthens the organization’s capacity by recruiting junior and mid career professionals across ...

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A number of the World Bank Group’s clients in emerging markets have reached out to us as the conflict in the Middle East has started to impact commodity prices and logistics. We are working with ...

Robust support needed for people and firms, deeper reforms for jobs and growth. WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026 — Growth in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is slowing in 2026 due to external shocks, ...

MAJURO, April 8, 2026 — Communities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands will be better protected from climate and disaster risks through new World Bank support to strengthen urban resilience, ...

The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG) and the World Food Programme (WFP) met to discuss the global economic and food security impacts of the war in the Middle ...