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Turkmenistan is a landlocked upper middle-income country in Central Asia with a GNI per capita of $8,250. It is one of the world’s top exporters of natural gas, possessing the fourth-largest proven ...

The Middle East and North Africa region is expected to grow moderately at 2.6 percent in 2025 — a forecast that is shrouded in uncertainty given the rapidly changing global environment as well as ...

Scaling Water Reuse: A Tipping Point for Municipal and Industrial Use, makes the case for investing in the treatment and reuse of alternative water sources to create fit-for-purpose supply for ...

At the World Bank, our mission to end poverty and promote shared prosperity on a livable planet is a value we live with every day, in every community we touch. This summer, interns and junior analysts ...

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the First Competitive and Inclusive Tajikistan Development Policy Operation (DPO) to support the country’s ...

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