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Governments are introducing new traceability requirements for traded goods faster than border implementation systems are adapting to them. Fewer than 20% of new environmental and social requirements are accompanied by comprehensive border implementation arrangements, highlighting a growing gap between regulatory ambition and implementation readiness, according to a new OECD report.

The OECD will host the 2026 Global Forum on Building Trust and Reinforcing Democracy on 12-13 October at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris.

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Teacher shortages affect most OECD education systems to varying degrees, with recruitment challenges particularly acute in mathematics and science, as well as in rural, remote and disadvantaged communities, according to a new OECD report.

The OECD, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank will launch the third edition of Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean on 29 September at midnight (00:01 CEST).

Explore the World Bank Group's video library — from expert interviews and project highlights to data stories and documentary features on development around the world.

Listen to World Bank Group podcasts featuring expert conversations on global development, poverty, climate, economics, and the ideas shaping a better world.

The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and expertise in developing economies.

WBG President Ajay Banga announced that Nobel laureate Michael Kremer has been appointed as World Bank Group Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics, bringing one of the world’s foremost development economists to lead the institution’s research, data, and analytical agenda.

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2026 — The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, has launched a risk-sharing initiative to help banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions in emerging markets expand access to digital payments for consumers and small businesses.

WBG announced the appointment of Yuko Keicho as Vice President and Auditor General.

Over the next 10–15 years, over 1 billion young people in developing countries will reach working age. They deserve the income, stability, and hope that only a job can provide. Creating more and better jobs will depend not just on investing in the necessary physical and human infrastructure and the right skills, but also on ensuring businesses can grow and hire. Across countries, the reforms that matter most are often the most practical: streamlining licensing, reducing compliance costs, expanding access to finance, securing land rights, and digitalizing processes to improve transparency and speed. The right government policies that foster a business-enabling environment can unlock private investment and drive job creation at scale for today's and tomorrow's workers.

Press release regarding the launch of the World Bank World Development Report 2026: Artifical Intelligence.

How will artificial intelligence reshape the future of work—and will it create enough opportunities for the next generation?

The WBG’s work on climate is and will remain firmly client driven, supporting them in delivering on their own ambitions as set out in their national plans and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The IMF Executive Board today completed the final sixth and seventh reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and the final third and fourth reviews under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement with Tanzania, allowing for an immediate disbursement of SDR 3249 million (about US$ 443.9 million) under both the ECF and the RSF arrangements.

MS. KOZACK: Hello, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. It's great to see you all here in person and online. I'm Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF's Communications Department. As usual, this press briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States.

IMF Spokesperson Julie Kozack discusses the IMF’s latest developments and answers questions on today’s global economy.

MR. DE HARO: Good morning, everyone, and welcome. I'm Jose Luis de Haro from the Communications Department, and we're gathered here today for the launch of the latest World Economic Outlook Update titled Global Economy in the Cross Currents of War and Technology.

The Heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG), and World Trade Organization (WTO) met on July 7 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April to maximize their institutions’ response to the energy, trade, and economic impact of the war in the Middle East. Following the meeting, they issued the statement below:

Cambodia’s economy has remained resilient, but growth is projected to slow in 2026 amid higher energy prices, trade policy uncertainty, weak tourism, and subdued domestic demand. Inflation has risen, and risks to growth are tilted to the downside.

IMF staff and the Zimbabwean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the 10-month Staff-Monitored Program approved in March 2026.

Washington, DC – July 7, 2026: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today the appointment of Silvana Tenreyro as the Fund’s Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department (RES). Ms. Tenreyro will succeed Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas who recently returned to academia.

The war in the Middle East is expected to weigh on growth, slowing it to 2.6 percent in 2026, and to raise inflation to an average of 5.4 percent.

The IMF Executive Board today concluded the 2026 Article IV Consultation and completed the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and the Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement with The Gambia, enabling an immediate overall disbursement of SDR16.58 million (about US$22.51 million under both the ECF and the RSF. The Executive Board also approved a six-month extension of the ECF and RSF arrangements and an augmentation of access under the ECF arrangement of SDR 12.44 million (20 percent of quota).