Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable development in West Africa.

Located in Southern Africa, Malawi is landlocked, sharing its borders with Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. The country's estimated population is 21.1million (2023) with an annual growth rate of 2.6% ...

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and only about 420 million jobs expected to be generated—the urgency of finding scalable and sustainable ...

China is home to some of the world’s important forest ecosystems and global biodiversity hotspots. However, the predominance of monoculture forests has left them highly susceptible to diseases and ...

SOFIA, May 8, 2025 —The World Bank signed today two Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreements with the Bulgarian government aimed at boosting education and businesses. The signing ceremony took place ...

The Malaysia Economic Monitor series provides an analytical perspective on the country's policy challenges as it grows into a high-income and developed economy. October 2024: Farming the Future: ...

Maria Laura Gonzalez Canosa is a consultant in the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Office, where she leads outreach and dissemination for publications and other knowledge products.

Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of economies – changes in economic output, inflation, interest and foreign exchange rates, and the balance of payments. Poverty reduction, social equity, and ...

Anna Cestari is the Practice Manager for Water in the Africa West and Central region at the World Bank based in Accra, Ghana. Her portfolio covers the following countries: Cameroon, Central African ...