To meet citizens' demands, the GovTech and Public Sector Innovation Global Program–is helping governments deliver smarter, simpler, and more responsive services. In supporting this Program, SECO - the ...

A vast country with a long coastline and central plateau, Angola thrusts inland across Southern Africa to border Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its principal ...

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Debt can support growth, but it must be transparent, well-managed and follow a sound growth strategy. See how the World Bank is helping developing countries such as Cambodia and Madagascar make their ...

BISSAU, November 4 th, 2024 - Strengthened institutional and financial systems are crucial for fostering climate resilience and sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau, according to the newly ...

Guinea-Bissau has the highest natural capital per capita in West Africa, but faces significant development hurdles, such as high poverty rates, political instability, and economic challenges, ...

Swiss Ambassador to Viet Nam, H.E. Thomas Gass, and World Bank Country Director for Viet Nam, Cambodia and Lao PDR, Mariam J. Sherman, at the signing ceremony of the Viet Nam Accelerating Green and ...

Honiara, November 4, 2024 — A new phase of the World Bank’s Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement Project II (CAUSE II) will create an additional 120,000 labor days and provide employment ...

Washington, October 31, 2024—1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate hazard, such as heatwaves, flooding, hurricanes, and drought. However, a new ...

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Karen Rodríguez, a Colombian national, is the World Bank Group Alternate Executive Director representing Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname, and ...