World Bank

The World Bank provides financing, expertise, research and data to support development and poverty reduction worldwide. Its stated mission is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet, and its work is carried out through global partnerships and country-level programmes across 130 countries.

The institution combines development financing with research, data and technical advice, delivered alongside partnerships with governments, private investors and other organisations. Its stated areas of work include development research and data, open development data, policy analysis and technical advice, digital access, energy, agriculture, health, water, gender, and jobs and employment. These span a range of industry verticals, among them international development, government and the public sector, agriculture, energy, health, water, digital access and connectivity, employment, and gender.

Its activities fall into three broad areas: financial support to countries to address development challenges and fund essential services and infrastructure; research, data and technical advice combined with financing and partnerships; and open development data, research and educational resources intended to support decision-making and policy.

The organisation pairs local knowledge with international experience, drawing together specialists from around the world and working with governments, private investors and other bodies. It describes its orientation as partnership-driven and focused on solutions intended to last.