How Work Experience Can Build Human Capital and Boost Productivity
Washington, September Education is widely recognized as an important source of human capital, but new analysis highlighted by the World...
Human Capital
World Bank Data Highlights Sharp Gender Gap Among Young People Outside Work and Education
Washington: A new analysis from the World Bank is drawing attention to a major gender divide among young people who...
World Bank Data Highlights Huge Gender Gap in Youth Who Are Out of Work and Education
WASHINGTON — New World Bank data is drawing attention to a striking gender divide in the number of young people...
African Development Bank and ECCAS Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Central African Integration
A young boy plays football on a road at an IDP camp near the town of Jowhar, Somalia, on December...
Investing in the World’s Poorest Countries Can Strengthen Global Prosperity
Investment in the world’s poorest countries can have benefits that extend far beyond their borders. Expanding access to finance, infrastructure,...
Western and Central Africa Set to Become Home to One in Five of the World’s Young People by 2050
Western and Central Africa is approaching a defining demographic moment. By 2050, nearly one in five young people worldwide is...
How IDA Supports Developing Nations: Building Long-Term Growth Amid Global Challenges
Introduction Sustainable development requires more than short-term financial assistance—it demands long-term partnerships, stable investment, and institutions capable of supporting economic...
Africa’s Education Financing Challenge: Why Investing in Learning Today Will Shape the World by 2050
By 2050, Africa is expected to become the centre of global demographic growth, with one in every four people on...
IDA20 Retrospective: How the World Bank’s Largest Development Fund Helped Low-Income Countries Build Resilience
The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries, has released its IDA20 Retrospective Report,...
