DOWNLOAD PICTUREThe following Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have agreed to closer collaboration on a common approach to measuring the impact of our operations on creating more and better jobs. To achieve this, we will deepen coordination and partnership across countries, MDBs, the private sector, and other stakeholders. The work will be ...
Keynote address by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 24th Annual Symposium on “Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: an Agenda for Europe and the United States”, hosted by the Harvard Law School and the Program on International Financial SystemsWashington DC, 15 April 2026Today I will discuss the role of techn...
New global platform aligns country reforms, financing, and partnerships to scale deliveryWASHINGTON, April 15, 2026—The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, today launched Water Forward, a global platform to help improve water security for 1 billion people by 2030. The pla...
New initiative unveiled during IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, is the first dedicated space for borrowing countries to exchange knowledge, strengthen coordination and have a collective voice on debt.Borrowers’ Platform to serve developing country needs in response to long-lasting gap in international financial architectureUN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Global public debt rose to just under 94 percent of GDP in 2025 and is set to reach 100 percent by 2029, one year earlier than projected in April 2025. This accumulation is driven largely by the world’s major economies. Public finances are under strain from mounting spending pressures—on social needs, defense, and strategic autonomy—and rising interest ...
Eligible WTO members now have until 8 May 2026 to submit grant proposals under the WTO Fish Fund's second Call for Proposal, following an extension of the original deadline.Fish Fund extends deadline of second Call for Proposals to 8 MayThe second Call for Proposals opened on 2 February 2026 and is open to all developing and least-developed WTO members...
Euro area must function more as a single jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity moving freely within banking groupsBarriers still hold back cross-border banking integration and scaleResilient banks underpin sustainable growth and competitivenessSimplification must cut undue complexity, not lower resilienceGoverning Council’s 2025 simplification proposal...
This pioneering regional initiative seeks to guide public policies, strengthen capacities, generate innovations and promote the ethical and equitable use of artificial intelligence in education systems, in response to the learning crisis and the rapid adoption of technology in the region.This pioneering regional initiative seeks to guide public policies, s...
OverviewThe April 2026 Global Financial Stability Report assesses elevated financial stability risks amid the war in the Middle East, highlighting how multiple amplification channels could test resilience—and why decisive policy action is needed to safeguard global stabilityGlobal financial stability risks are elevated. The global financial system is conf...
The global economy faces renewed tests as the war in the Middle East threatens to disrupt growth and disinflation.After withstanding higher trade barriers and elevated uncertainty last year, global activity now faces a major test from the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Assuming that the conflict remains limited in duration and scope, global growth is ...
