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% ...

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 ...

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

South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy. Regional growth is projected to slow to 5.8 percent in 2025—0.4 percentage points below October ...

The World Bank has appointed Ndiamé Diop as the new Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, effective today. In line with the World Bank's efforts to be closer to clients and enhance service ...

ワシントン、2025年4月23日 —世界経済の不確実性が高まる中、南アジア地域の成長は減速するとみられ、大半の域内諸国について成長率予測が下方修正された。世界銀行は、半期に一度発表する南アジア地域開発報告書の最新版「税務基盤の見直し」の中で ...

Tertiary education refers to all formal post-secondary education, including public and private universities, colleges, technical training institutes, and vocational schools. Tertiary education is ...

The April 2025 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is showing some resilience, despite uncertainty in the global economy and restricted fiscal space. Regional ...

Unlocking Girls’ and Women’s Economic Potential with Education. Investing in girls’ and women’s education helps them develop skills for jobs -- the surest way out of poverty. The World Bank is ...

Global growth is expected to hold steady at 2.7 percent in 2025-26. However, the global economy appears to be settling at a low growth rate that will be insufficient to foster sustained economic ...