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Transforming Education Across Eastern and Southern Africa

The World Bank is working with countries to transform education systems and lay the foundation for a brighter future for Africa’s citizens.
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Reversing the Tide

New report explores how poverty and inequality in Zimbabwe have evolved in recent years.
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Accelerating Growth and Jobs in Zimbabwe

To become an upper-middle income country by 2030, Zimbabwe will need to accelerate productivity growth and ensure quality jobs.

Zimbabwe At-A-Glance

The economy rebounded in 2021 driven by recovery of agriculture and industry and relative stabilization of prices and exchange rates. GDP is estimated to have grown by 5.8% in 2021 after contracting by 6.2% in 2020. An exceptionally good agriculture season, coupled with slowing inflation and higher remittances boosted domestic demand. Relaxed pandemic restrictions, good vaccination levels, and favorable terms of trade supported stronger industrial production and exports, with exports of minerals expanding by over 51% in a year. A widening of the current account surplus in 2021 and the SDR allocation helped increase international reserves.

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Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project

This project will support the country’s recovery needs of people affected by the cyclone.

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Nathan Belete

Country Director for Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Marjorie Mpundu

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Oct 04, 2022

Africa’s Pulse

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1% in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022, as a result of a slowdown in global growth, rising inflation, adverse weather conditions, global financial conditions, and the ...
Oct 05, 2022

CPIA Africa

The overall 2021 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score for the region’s 39 IDA-eligible countries remains unchanged at 3.1.
IDA in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
SCAM ALERT

Fake IFC Loan Applications

World Bank Group warns of an online scam offering loans from the International Finance Corporation.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.