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% ...

The need for job creation to help fight poverty and drive development has never been greater. Urgent, deliberate action to spur private sector growth can strengthen economic and social stability, ...

Mobile Creche in Manga, Burkina Faso. Credit: PEJDC – Youth Employment and Skills Development Project. Childcare services are critical to empowering women, reducing poverty, and promoting equitable ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

E-vouchers and telephone extensions were introduced to offer advisory services to farmers and ensure transparent distribution of subsidized seeds and inputs. The call center and farmer-relays ...