Products and Services

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The World Bank provides a suite of financial products and technical advice and analysis to address development challenges, helping countries find solutions to achieve sustainable and inclusive development. Learn more below.

The World Bank, IFC and MIGA can assist clients with: financing public projects and programs, supporting policy reform, providing technical advice and analysis, managing financial risk, attracting and financing private sector investments.

Financing

We finance public projects to build physical and social infrastructure, and develop institutional capacity. We also finance government programs to support achievement of their objectives, and support policy and institutional reforms of national and subnational governments by providing budget financing and global expertise.

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Advice and Analytics

Through research and analysis, we offer support to countries in designing or implementing better policies, strengthening institutions, building capacity, informing strategies or operations, and contributing to the global development agenda.

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Promoting Sustainable Standards

Operations Policies

Our Policies and Procedures apply to all financing and advisory services, and detail roles and responsibilities of The World Bank and our Borrowers.

Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)

The ESF enables the World Bank and Borrowers to better manage environmental and social risks of projects and to improve development outcomes.

Procurement Framework for Projects

Our Framework emphasizes choice, quality, and value for public spending, while enabling adaptation to country contexts.

Financial Management (FM)

We support borrowing countries in improving their FM performance and capacity, encouraging transparency, and providing assurance on the use of Bank financing.

Results and Impact

Visit the Results website to see how we track progress and results of projects, access the Corporate Scorecard and IDA Results.

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Reliable and Affordable Access to Clean Energy for 2.25 Million Households in Egypt

The World Bank, in cooperation with the French Agency for Development (Agence Française de Dévelopement) and the European Union, connected 2.25 million households in Egypt through the Household Gas Connection Project.

Powered by the Sunshine: Achieving Cheaper, Cleaner and Sustainable Energy in the Maldives

World Bank-financed projects ASPIRE and ARISE support the Maldives' energy transition by installing more than 53.5 megawatts of solar capacity and 50-megawatt hours of battery storage. This will reduce Maldives' annual import bill by about $30 million.

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