Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
Urban Development As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and …
Urban Development in Phnom Penh - World Bank Group
Urbanization presents an enormous opportunity for Cambodia. As has been demonstrated in countries around the world, urbanization is a driving force for growth and poverty reduction.
India has a critical opportunity to drive resilient urban …
Jul 22, 2025 · A new World Bank report notes that Indian cities hold tremendous potential as centers of economic growth with 70 percent of new jobs coming from cities by 2030. However, …
Myanmar’s Urbanization: Creating Opportunities for All
Jun 6, 2019 · A new report entitled Myanmar’s Urbanization: Creating Opportunities for All identifies key challenges and provides policy recommendations for urbanization in Myanmar, …
Philippines: Building Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities
May 29, 2017 · The study, Philippines Urbanization Review: Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities, says the Philippines, one of the fastest urbanizing countries in East Asia, …
Leveraging Urbanization in Sri Lanka - World Bank Group
Here are 10 key findings for Sri Lanka made in the report: Within South Asia, urbanization has been relatively slow in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, for somewhat different reasons, Sri …
Managing Nepal’s Urban Transition - World Bank Group
Apr 1, 2013 · A predominantly rural country, Nepal is urbanizing rapidly with urban population growth rates of up to 7 percent. The sustainability of urbanization in Nepal is threatened by a …
Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in the …
Urbanization presents a great opportunity for economic growth and poverty reduction in the country. In the Philippines Urbanization Review: Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and …
Urbanization in Thailand is dominated by the Bangkok urban area
Jan 26, 2015 · Urbanization in Thailand was the fifth largest in East Asia in terms of area and the ninth largest in terms of its population approaching 10 million in 2010. No other urban area in …
Urban Development - World Bank Group
Sep 2, 2025 · More than half of the world's population lives in cities. Learn more about what the World Bank is doing to create green, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Access facts, …