Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why ...

"Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons” and “Remote Learning During COVID-19: Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow" WHY A TWIN REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

Guyana is the third smallest country in South America. Between 2005 and 2013, the economy grew by 4.7 percent per year on average, ending a disappointing decade of alternating years of growth and ...

Turkmenistan is a landlocked upper middle-income country in Central Asia with a GNI per capita of $8,250. It is one of the world’s top exporters of natural gas, possessing the fourth-largest proven ...

This course provides an introduction to road safety, impacts caused by injuries and deaths, global data on mobility, and the global plan of action for safety improvement. A considerable part of the ...

Efforts to preserve heritage sites and nearby infrastructure across Southern Albania are attracting private sector investment, creating jobs, and revitalizing communities.

he World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$15 million grant to help the Republic of the Marshall Islands improve the ways in which public funds are managed and build local ...

The World Bank–funded Can Tho Urban Development and Resilience Project strengthens urban resilience and livability in Can Tho City, southern Viet Nam’s largest Mekong Delta hub, by upgrading ...

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Karachi Mobility Project – Yellow Line BRT.

Latest news and information from the World Bank and its development work in Turkmenistan. Access Turkmenistan’s economy facts, statistics, project information, development research from experts and ...

For over two decades, the Port Reform Toolkit has been one of the most comprehensive guides for implementing port reforms. Along the way, the Toolkit has evolved in response to changing sectoral ...