Promoting good governance and tackling corruption are critical to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. Diversion of funds from development projects through corruption impairs the ...

Mozambique borders Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its long Indian Ocean coastline of 2,700 kilometers faces east to Madagascar. About two-thirds of its estimated 33 ...

The World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) provides scholarships to students and young researchers, contributing to the World Bank’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to ...

Zambia’s rich biodiversity and extensive network of protected areas make it one of Africa’s most important conservation hubs.

Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) are an increasingly important instrument to meet client demand for services beyond what the World Bank’s administrative budget or relevant trust funds can support.

Sustainable economic growth continues to offer the surest path out of poverty. The World Bank supports investments in countries that underpin long-term growth and that help to meet the needs of their ...

The Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a comprehensive overview of Nepal’s past economic performance, current challenges and prospects ahead. The latest CEM 'Climbing Higher: Toward a Middle Income ...

The World Bank Group Sanctions Board, composed of seven (7) external judges, is an independent administrative tribunal that serves as the final decision-maker in all contested cases of sanctionable ...

Cash transfers are a popular strategy for reducing poverty and improving health and education outcomes in poor communities. The idea is simple – money is provided to households either without any ...

Luis Felipe López-Calva is the Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank Group. López-Calva has over 30 years of professional experience working with international institutions and ...

Brazil is home to 203 million people with a real GDP per capita of US$9,032 in 2023. It is a large federal country comprised of the union (federal government), 26 states (plus the Federal District), ...

Zimbabwe is a lower-middle-income country with strong human and natural capital and significant growth potential. Building on its highly educated workforce, abundant natural resources, and recent ...