This technical note provides a comprehensive overview of overlay services in fast payments, focusing primarily on request-to-pay (RtP) and confirmation-of-payee (CoP) services. As global payment ...

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic ...

This case study presents lessons from the implementation of two pilot interventions composed of couples trainings and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) prevention within government-led social safety net ...

Agriculture remains central to the India’s economy, yet productivity is constrained by fragmented landholdings, limited ...

Remote digital work is increasingly positioned as a pathway to economic inclusion for forcibly displaced people, offering ...

This study analyzes the impact of the Romania Secondary Education Project, which was designed to improve student retention, ...

The Bank of Thailand unexpectedly raised its policy rate to 2.50 percent. In September, the Thai baht depreciated against ...

TOKYO, June 1, 2026 — World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Minister of Finance of Japan Satsuki Katayama today agreed to strengthen collaboration on helping developing countries build more ...

The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and its Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBH) and Republika Srpska (RS), have requested World Bank support to identify future pathways ...

Barbados stands at a critical juncture in its educational journey. Despite high enrollment and completion rates in primary and secondary education and a relatively high level of education spending, ...

The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and World Trade Organization met on May 28 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April ...

This policy note builds on the practical and operational experience of the World Bank Group (WBG) and World Food Programme ...