Country Stories

Encouraging Tomorrow’s Leaders

The World Bank’s believes that young people have the potential to play a more effective role in promoting good governance in their countries. To help them prepare to lead and make decisions that will impact the lives of future generations, the Bank shares knowledge of who’s doing what,  how well it is working, and….more

Helping Miners in Kyrgyz Villages Tap Global Expertise
The World Bank is using communication technology to bring the knowledge of small-scale gold miners in Ghana to their counterparts in the Kyrgyz Republic. The impact of this is far-reaching….more

Improving Accounting and Auditing in EU Accession Countries
Adopting the acquis communautaire—the EU’s body of laws—is a prerequisite for EU membership. The World Bank helped eight new members of the EU align their financial disclosure rules and oversight arrangements with….more

Rethinking Social Safety Nets in Russia
To formulate appropriate policies and sustainable programs that would provide essential social services to the poor and vulnerable in Russia, the World Bank connected representatives of academia, local government, NGOs, pension funds, and research institutes to….more