Formal MSME Finance Gap in Developing Countries What We Do A key area of the World Bank Group’s work is to improve SMEs’ access to finance and find innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital.

Argentina is one of the largest economies in South America. In recent years, the government has focused in promoting economic development along with social inclusion with the support of the World Bank ...

The World Bank Policy on Access to Information, launched on July 1, 2010 is a landmark disclosure policy adopted by the World Bank. Information and knowledge is publicly available also through ...

貿易障壁の急増と政策の不確実性の高まりを受け、世界経済の成長は減速している。2025年の成長率は2.3%に鈍化すると予想されており、これは前回予測から大幅に下方修正された。2026-27年に見込まれる回復も弱々しいものにとどまる見通しである。貿易制限が強化された場合、あるいは政策の不 ...

The World Bank Group has two ambitious goals: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Learn more about World Bank data, research, news, and leadership.

The DAI is a worldwide index that measures countries’ digital adoption across three dimensions of the economy: people, government, and business. The index covers 180 countries on a 0–1 scale, and ...

The World Bank in Middle Income Countries Middle Income Countries are a diverse group by size, population and income level, and are home to 75% of the world’s population and 62% of the world’s poor.

Over the past decade, the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) have trained thousands of students in key fields such as health, agriculture, digital technology, energy, and the environment. But behind ...

In response to a widespread and worsening water crisis, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are taking strong steps to ensure a water-secure future for their citizens. In the process, ...

At COP27 countries agreed to establish new funding arrangements for assisting developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

The Office of Suspension and Debarment (OSD) provides the first level of independent adjudication in the World Bank Group's sanctions system. When there is sufficient evidence of misconduct, OSD ...

The World Bank believes accelerating investments in people, also known as Investing in Human Capital is essential to achieving greater equity and economic growth. Check the definition of human capital ...