The World Bank has played a crucial role in supporting India's electricity sector by financing three projects that illuminate vast regions of the country, ensuring that the power sector remains a ...

Fatouma Ahmed Moussa, Director General, of Djibouti’s PPP Unit, speaks at a training event supported by PPIAF’s PPP Institutions Building Program in March 2023. Photo: Bailo Diallo, World Bank. With ...

In the face of dire challenges stemming from almost a decade of conflict in Yemen, the World Bank-supported Emergency Human Capital Project (EHCP) has worked to improve access to essential health, ...

Annual number of work permits granted to Syrians surged from 45,000 in 2019 to 90,000 in 2023, with a cumulative total of 340,000 work permits issued. E-wallets and basic bank accounts for Jordanians ...

In 2021, the World Bank conducted a study to assess the financial technology (Fintech) and digital financial services landscape in Côte d’Ivoire. The findings contributed to an acceleration of ongoing ...

Kenya faces a growing youth employment challenge, with nearly 80 percent of its population under 35 working in informal, low-quality jobs that offer little security or opportunity for advancement.

Doctors, nurses, and medical staff share their stories of fighting on the frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia. Watch this video shot and created entirely with their inputs. This project ...

Between 2020 and 2023, the South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP) provided temporary income opportunities, benefiting 65,045 vulnerable households (423,051 people), of whom 52 percent were female. The ...

The World Bank-supported School Sector Development Program (SSDP), established by Nepal to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its school system, achieved remarkable results. The program ...

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) has promptly responded to the Covid-19 pandemic through its Electricity Access and Efficient and Clean Cooling Programs (the programs). As a ...

The LAC Region is exposed to a wide variety of natural hazards. Over the last decade, LAC countries, in partnership with the World Bank and other development organizations, have gradually shifted the ...

The Côte d’Ivoire e-Agriculture Project benefited over 400,000 individuals between 2018 and 2023 working in selected agricultural value chains by improving market access and information through ...