World Bank, Malawi

World Bank, Malawi is the World Bank Group's country office for Malawi, at Gravity House in the Gravity Mall complex on Africa Unity Avenue, City Centre, Lilongwe. The World Bank is a multilateral development institution rather than a commercial bank: it lends to and advises governments and does not offer accounts or personal loans to the public. On its Malawi country page it says it "supports Malawi's efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic growth by working with the government, development partners, and civil society." As of March 2026 the Bank reports a Malawi portfolio of 25 International Development Association (IDA) lending operations with total commitments of US$3.36 billion, five of them regional projects worth US$618.6 million, complemented by US$259 million in trust funds. The portfolio covers agriculture and food, urban resilience and land, social protection and jobs, governance, and basic services in health, education, and water and sanitation, with further support for energy, transport, digital development, trade logistics and finance. The work is guided by a Country Partnership Framework for FY21 to FY26, extended with a third priority recast as strengthening climate resilience and crisis response; a new framework is expected in FY27. The World Bank was established in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. IDA, created in 1960, is the part of the Bank that serves the poorest countries, providing grants and low- or zero-interest credits. The office's telephone number, as given on the World Bank's Malawi page, is +265 1 770 611, and its postal address is P.O. Box 30577, Lilongwe 3; concerns about Bank-financed projects go to malawialert@worldbank.org.

Gravity House, Gravity Mall Complex, Africa Unity Avenue, City Centre, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Lilongwe

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