The Latest Breaking News from the World Bank

If you ask people in dry regions what they value most, water usually comes first. It is basic and expensive at the same time. Yet scarcity is no longer limited to deserts. Population growth, old pipes and uneven access are reshaping how water is experienced in cities across the world.…

Economic activity accelerated across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan in 2025. Azerbaijan, while outside Central Asia, remained closely linked through energy and trade corridors connecting the region to Europe and global markets.

‘If big donors don’t back these things, then that becomes the question... then how viable is it?’ asks Jenny Chapman

The World Bank has raised its global growth forecast by 0.2 percentage points for 2026.

In Iran, access to a stable, state-set currency exchange rate is reserved for a privileged few — and economic networks linked to the Revolutionary Guard sit closest to the front of the queue.

Earth's continents are losing 4 Olympic swimming pools' worth of fresh water every second, with dire consequences for jobs, food security and water availability.

Man, 2025 was a wild ride in commodities. Prices were down 7% overall per the World Bank, thanks to weak growth, oversupply, and all those tariff/election headaches. But hey, not total doom... precious metals absolutely crushed it.

One of the world’s foremost economists, Lant Pritchett, has a plan.

Jin Liqun, the first president of the AIIB, talks international cooperation, infrastructure, and investment in an interview with Fortune.