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A Call to Act and Invest for the Future A Call to Act and Invest for the Future

Global growth has strengthened over the past year, with a recovery in investment, trade, and commodity prices amid supportive global financial conditions.

A Strong Foundation for Greater Impact A Strong Foundation for Greater Impact

The World Bank Group is uniquely placed to address global challenges and help countries achieve their goals in today's increasingly complex development landscape.

Decisive Action in an Unprecedented Crisis World Bank flags - © Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank

The world is experiencing unprecedented challenges from COVID-19—the coronavirus pandemic—that could erase development gains for many countries. 

Ensuring a Strong Recovery for Developing Countries

The global economy is experiencing an uneven recovery, with the risk that it will worsen inequality and leave low- and middle-income countries behind. 

Ensuring a Strong Recovery for Developing Countries FeatureStoryAM2021

The global economy is experiencing an uneven recovery, with the risk that it will worsen inequality and leave low- and middle-income countries behind. 

Forced Displacement and Development Forced Displacement and Development: Working together to manage downside risks to development

Participants noted the manifold challenges negatively impacting poverty eradication efforts, particularly fragility and conflict.

Helping Countries Cope with Multiple Crises COVID

This year’s Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund took place at a time of overlapping global crises.  The war in Ukraine has compounded concerns about inflation,…

Investing in People: The Time is Now Investing in People: The Time is Now

Global economic growth is continuing, but with intensified risks that include policy uncertainty, geopolitical developments, a gradual tightening of financing conditions, and a rise in debt levels…

Laying the Foundations for a Resilient Recovery Virtual Development Committee October 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries, overwhelming health systems, disrupting productivity, threatening food security, multiplying job losses, and reducing incomes, particularly…

Making a New Multilateral Vision for Development Finance a Reality: MDBs, IMF and WBG seek to move from billions to trillions to finance the SDGs Making a New Multilateral Vision for Development Finance a Reality: MDBs, IMF and WBG seek to move from billions to trillions to finance the SDGs

Momentum is gathering for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development to be held in Addis Ababa from July 13-16. The conference will agree on a financing plan for the post-2015…

Our Mission Is More Urgent Than Ever Malpass and Lagarde

The global outlook foresees a moderate slowdown in economic activity, with lingering downside risks. Global trade growth has weakened, while investment prospects have softened; both of these…

Staying focused on better outcomes for the world’s poorest people Staying Focused on Better Outcomes

The World Bank Group, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, can help emerging and low-income countries bolster potential growth, increase their resilience to shocks, boost domestic…