World Bank Group

06/07/2026

Health systems worldwide face worker shortages, weak infrastructure, rising demand, and financial barriers. Integrated thoughtfully into health systems, artificial intelligence can expand access, strengthen frontline providers, improve decision-making, and increase efficiency.

AI is reshaping health care in emerging markets. Discover how smart technology and private innovation are reaching the unreached.

06/07/2026

🗞️ 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

➤ FRAGILITY FORUM. Decades of progress on extreme poverty are worth protecting—and that's exactly what the World Bank Group's Fragility Forum is about. Join global leaders June 8-10 as they chart coordinated action to anticipate risks, create jobs, and expand economic opportunity in the places that need it most. Follow live in Washington, D.C., or online. http://wrld.bg/ZJsR50Z8amZ

➤ CARIBBEAN JOBS IN THE EYE OF THE STORM. For 183 days a year, Caribbean economies operate under hurricane warnings. When disaster strikes, the losses aren't just physical—years of job gains can vanish overnight. Our Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit has put $235 million to work across 11 countries since 2020, creating 5,500 emergency jobs and restoring 4,500 hectares of farmland. http://wrld.bg/awi650Z8aoA

➤ PROOF THAT CLEAN AIR PAYS. The case for clean air isn't just rooted in the importance of people’s health and well-being—it’s about economics, too. Pollution costs the world nearly 5% of GDP annually and claims 5.7 million lives. Three decades of World Bank Group clean air work show that targeted investment delivers: in Greater Cairo alone, waste burning incidents dropped by nearly two-thirds in a year. http://wrld.bg/RZEX50Z8aqY

➤ AI’S PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE. AI won't replace health workers—but it can make their efforts to help people far more effective. From rural Ethiopia to urban Brazil, "small AI" tools aid nurses and community workers in detecting disease, diagnosing symptoms, and reaching patients who would otherwise go without care. http://wrld.bg/qyH150Z8atw

☑️ 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴! 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹. http://wrld.bg/uTEW50Yt7Pu

06/07/2026

🙏🏼 Through investments in skills, energy, and inclusive markets, the International Development Association is transforming opportunity into lasting livelihoods across Africa. IDA - World Bank Group is channeling renewed global support to expand these efforts, helping countries create jobs, strengthen resilience, and accelerate inclusive growth. ⁠
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🎯 What should the next replenishment of IDA prioritize? Take a look at the highlights from a recent and significant dialogue held in Nairobi 🇰🇪 —in collaboration with Jacob's Ladder Africa— with young entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders, focused on development finance, skills, and investment.⁠
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👉🏼 Learn more about our fund for 78 low-income countries: http://wrld.bg/VWNQ50Z6Mju

06/06/2026

🌐 The Atlas of Global Development tracks progress across five interconnected themes — People, Planet, Prosperity, Infrastructure, and Digital — asking a fundamental question: which countries are moving fastest, and which are losing ground?

➤ About 50% of the world's extreme poor live in countries where poverty has increased over the past decade.
➤ Only 1 in 2 women are engaged in income-generating work.
➤ 9 in 10 people without electricity today live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
➤ 48 out of 94 countries with data face water quality challenges.
➤ 2.2 billion people worldwide do not use the internet.

📊 Explore now 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! An interactive data, storytelling and visualization platform tracking global progress across countries, over time. http://wrld.bg/tQhb50Z4UHQ

06/06/2026

📈 In just two months, a historic energy supply shock has upended commodity markets. What could recent developments in the Middle East mean for energy, food, fertilizer, and metals, and for policy responses in times of crisis?

▶️ In a conversation with World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde, Ayhan Kose, World Bank Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Prospects Group, explains key forecasts and why the impacts extend beyond oil.

☑️ Watch the full conversation: http://wrld.bg/SFgS50Z7iot

06/06/2026

The FRAGILITY FORUM 2026 brings together global leaders, practitioners, and partners to focus on one thing: how to turn ambition into lasting impact in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

This year's agenda focuses on three critical themes:
➤ Anticipating fragility risks earlier
➤ Proactive support to committed governments, deeper engagement on jobs
➤ Economic opportunity, and strategic partnerships

The opening plenary will set the tone. The full program includes thematic sessions, practitioner sessions, clinics, and sessions showcasing successful innovations from fragile settings around the world.

📅 June 8–10, 2026 | Washington D.C. and online
🎟️ Registration is free and open to all
🔗 http://wrld.bg/cM1T50Z7mjB

06/05/2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and deployment are advancing rapidly, and offer emerging markets a potential pathway to boost productivity, improve service delivery, and foster long term economic transformation. At the same time, AI diffusion remains uneven across countries, constrained by gaps in infrastructure, data availability, skills, and institutional readiness. This handbook responds to a growing need among investors, policymakers, and ecosystem builders for a framework to assess where to invest and how to scale AI sustainably in emerging markets.

The framework centers on two complementary analytical lenses. The Ecosystem Lens maps the actors and innovations driving AI development, from hard and soft infrastructure to foundational models and sector-specific vertical AI applications. The Structural Elements Lens examines broader preconditions for sustainable AI growth, including data availability and energy infrastructure. The report draws on IFC - International Finance Corporation investment experience and World Bank operational expertise, staying focused on practical decision making and highlighting areas where emerging markets can leapfrog constraints.

👉🏼 Read our new handbook on Accelerating Artificial Intelligence Investment in Emerging Markets http://wrld.bg/XJkx50Z1GOh

06/05/2026

"Giving Internet access opens a whole world of opportunity. And it all can really start by giving someone access to technology in their hands." Watch Lavanya Choudhary, Digital Specialist at the World Bank Group, to learn how we're expanding affordable, high-quality internet access to drive growth, strengthen services, and close the digital divide.⁠ More info: http://wrld.bg/9akc50Z7m9R

06/05/2026

👉🏼 IDA - World Bank Group shows how development finance strengthens global security by preventing crises, reducing fragility, and supporting stability in the world’s poorest countries. Learn here how our fund for 78 low-income countries is building the foundations of stability.

The World Bank’s IDA shows how development finance strengthens global security by preventing crises, reducing fragility, and supporting stability...

06/04/2026

📚 Here is a selection of our latest research! Free download in PDF format.
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➤ Compendium of Good Practices on Quality Infrastructure 2026: Rebuilding for the Future⁠ http://wrld.bg/GsgN50YSy86
➤ Industrial Policy for Development: Approaches in the 21st Century⁠ http://wrld.bg/sGVi50YSy84
➤ From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education http://wrld.bg/59h950YSy82
➤ Nourish and Flourish: Water Solutions to Feed 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet http://wrld.bg/HqZV50YSy85