When World Bank Group project funding is not used for its intended purpose, it hurts the poorest and most vulnerable people. This report documents how the sanctions system—the Integrity Vice ...

Around one-fifth of the world’s population lives in countries with high inequality. Today, high levels of income or consumption inequality are concentrated among countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and in ...

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) are two of the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG). Each institution ...

A World Bank-supported health project started in 2021 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine rapidly pivoted to help the country’s healthcare system respond to urgent needs caused by Russia’s ...

About the Finance and Prosperity Report Finance and Prosperity is an annual World Bank report that examines financial sector developments and vulnerabilities in low- and middle-income countries. These ...