Since 2016, NDB has financed USD 972.8 million in South Africa’s energy sector — adding approximately 1,600 MW of capacity, 7,500 GWh of annual supply and cutting 7.2 million tonnes of CO₂ each year.Johannesburg, South Africa, 21 November 2025: The New Development Bank’s energy sector investments in South Africa have provided considerable sup...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth showed a mixed picture across the 25 OECD countries for which data was available in the third quarter of 2025: 12 countries recorded higher growth rates compared with Q2 2025, GDP was unchanged in 3 countries, while 5 recorded lower growth compared with Q2 2025 and 5 recorded a GDP c...
Sustainability standards guide businesses in good environmental and social practices. They’re also good for business, as more consumers and governments expect ethical trade.That’s why ITC has created the world’s largest repository of data on sustainability standards.Meeting those standards changes lives, like for a young cocoa farmer in rural Colombia, ...
20 November 2025, videoconference – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institution Forum (SEANF) held their 5th Interface Meeting on 20 November 2025. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, AICHR Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. It was attended b...
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) collectively channel close to USD 200 billion annually into sovereign and non-sovereign operations. This note presents key findings of a comparative analysis of the procurement policy frameworks of ten Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), as of July 2025. It benchmarks the frameworks of the African Development Bank, ...
Prepared by Marianna Caccavaio, Carlo Cascini, Cyril Couaillier, Giorgia De Nora, Mara Pirovano and Frances ShawPublished as part of the Macroprudential Bulletin 32, November 2025.Early activation of the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB), including adoption of a targeted “positive neutral” rate (PNR), has become an increasingly common practice w...
New World Bank Group Report Highlights Health Financing Challenges for the Future WorkforceWashington, D.C., November 19, 2025—Despite efforts by many developing countries to sustain health spending under fiscal pressure, investments remain insufficient to fund essential health services—critical for saving lives, creating jobs, and driving growth—accord...
Lao PDR’s macroeconomic and exchange rate stability have improved. Growth is expected to remain robust in 2025−26, but the medium-term growth prospects are moderate. Significant vulnerabilities persist, and near-term risks are tilted to the downside.Authorities should continue to focus on policies to anchor disinflation, bolster international reserves wi...
Growth in the Dominican Republic is projected to pick up in the period ahead, underpinned by the authorities’ supportive policies. This follows a slowdown in late 2024 and the first half of 2025 due to increased uncertainty and tighter financial conditions.The Dominican Republic has strong economic fundamentals and policy space to respond should risks mat...
Photo Credit: UNDP AfghanistanTokyo, Japan – 18 November 2025 – The Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a grant agreement for a two-year initiative titled “The Project for the Improvement of Women’s Livelihoods through the Promotion of ...
