Closing Plenary of the Investor Forum. © World Bank “Private capital is often an important source of sustainable finance. Public finance alone may not be sufficient to meet the demands for…
Plenario de clausura del Foro de Inversores. © Banco Mundial “El capital privado en muchos casos es una fuente importante de financiamiento sostenible. Las finanzas públicas por sí solas podrían…
Tech startups and business angels are not what comes to mind when thinking of the Czech Republic (CR). Instead, this small central European country is known for its beer, scenic bridges crossing…
This page in: Français Across European countries, women continue to earn less than men. Looking at data for full-time working women across 30 countries, we find that women would have needed an…
Women’s labor force participation worldwide over the last two decades has stagnated, and women generally earn less than men. (Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank) How can we Press For Progress —the…
Transport is not gender-neutral. This was the key message that came out of a high-level gender discussion co-hosted by the World Bank and the World Resources Institute during the recent…
Сите ние имаме редовни сметки за плаќање за сеприсутните услуги кои ги трошиме – било да се работи за комунални услуги (вода, затоплување, електрична енергија итн.), кредитни картички, членства…
في اليوم العالمي للسكان الذي حل الأسبوع الماضي، كنت أفكر في البهجة التي يجلبها الأطفال وفي حق المرأة في أن تقرر توقيت إنجابهم. فهذا الأمر يهم المرأة بقدر مايهم المجتمع كله. لايمكن أن تكون هناك…
Registered nurses look after newborns at a maternity hospital in Freetown Sierra Leone. © Dominic Chavez/World Bank Last week on World Population Day, I was thinking of the joy of children and the…
Des infirmières veillent sur des nouveaux-nés dans une maternité à Freetown, en Sierra Leone. © Dominic Chavez/Banque mondiale La semaine dernière était l'occasion de célébrer la Journée…