The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project is helping to address the financial challenges faced by aspirational women ...

Ethiopia has made significant progress in energy access in recent years; however, despite a 94% electrification rate in urban ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

The World Bank Group's Environment Strategy 2012-2022 lays out an ambitious agenda to support "green, clean, resilient" paths for developing countries, as they pursue poverty reduction and development ...

Anonbank financial institution (NBFI) is a financial institution that does not have a full banking license and cannot accept deposits from the public. However, NBFIs do facilitate alternative ...

Small States face unique development challenges. Their small population and economic base make them particularly vulnerable to external shocks like economic crises, commodity price fluctuation, ...

There are numerous definitions of financial stability. Most of them have in common that financial stability is about the absence of system-wide episodes in which the financial system fails to function ...

The Europe and Central Asia region has among the oldest populations in the world. Europe, in particular, is approaching the end of a demographic transition toward population stabilization, and Central ...

The World Bank helps developing countries manage their natural resource wealth responsibly and sustainably, in a way that contributes to sustainable growth and development, protects communities and ...

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Ensuring that all girls and young women receive a quality education is their human right, a global development priority, and a strategic priority for the World Bank. Achieving gender equality is ...

Affordable financial products and services—such as transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance—help people manage risks, build wealth and invest in businesses. Financial inclusion means that ...