Payment Systems Payment & settlement systems are mechanisms established to facilitate the clearing and settlement of monetary and other financial transactions. Secure, affordable & accessible payment ...

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why ...

Latest news and information from the World Bank and its development work in Cote d'Ivoire. Access Cote d'Ivoire’s economy facts, statistics, project information, development research from experts and ...

"Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons” and “Remote Learning During COVID-19: Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow" WHY A TWIN REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID ...

Guyana is the third smallest country in South America. Between 2005 and 2013, the economy grew by 4.7 percent per year on average, ending a disappointing decade of alternating years of growth and ...

Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade, as more than 80 percent of goods are transported by sea. Developing countries depend on shipping, accounting for around 55 percent of seaborne ...

Efforts to preserve heritage sites and nearby infrastructure across Southern Albania are attracting private sector investment, creating jobs, and revitalizing communities.

he World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$15 million grant to help the Republic of the Marshall Islands improve the ways in which public funds are managed and build local ...

The World Bank–funded Can Tho Urban Development and Resilience Project strengthens urban resilience and livability in Can Tho City, southern Viet Nam’s largest Mekong Delta hub, by upgrading ...

Zambia's economy showed resilience in 2024, expanding by 4% despite challenges such as drought and power outages, largely due to growth in the mining sector and services. The agriculture sector faced ...

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Karachi Mobility Project – Yellow Line BRT.

For over two decades, the Port Reform Toolkit has been one of the most comprehensive guides for implementing port reforms. Along the way, the Toolkit has evolved in response to changing sectoral ...