Construction of a sky train in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Seksan Pipattanatikanunt/World Bank In the past, procurement (purchasing) was not considered to be a specialist function but one of the…

В этом году проекту «Ведение бизнеса» – самому ожидаемому и цитируемому изданию  Всемирного банка – исполняется 15 лет. Доклад «Ведение бизнеса», стартовавший в 2003 неоперившимся птенцом, сегодня…

This year, the annual Doing Business Report – by far the most anticipated and cited World Bank publication – celebrates its 15th year. Starting in 2003, the fledgling report, which covers about…

L'idée qui nous a amenés à organiser le concours photo #SustainableCities ou « Villes durables » était très simple : il s’agissait de savoir ce que ce concept évoquait chez les habitants du…

  Le 17 octobre marque le 25ème anniversaire de la journée mondiale contre la pauvreté. Aidez-nous à créer un œuvre collective qui symbolisera l'espoir et la cohésion afin d'inciter les…

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014, it marked the beginning of the world’s largest ever sanitation drive. Now, a 2017 survey by the Quality Council of…

Cette page: English Phiona Mutesa, la vraie Queen of Katwe. Tout le monde aime passer son dimanche après-midi au cinéma pour se détendre. Mais parfois, le grand écran dépasse son simple rôle de…

The 2018 World Development Report (WDR), Learning to Realize Education’s Promise, launched this week.  While it draws on research and collective experience—both from within and outside the World…

Also available in: Français Phiona Mutesa, the real Queen of Katwe. Who doesn’t enjoy an afternoon at the movies? Yet sometimes a cinema screening can be more than just fun. An experiment in…

We know that fiscal policy can be harnessed to reduce inequality in low- and middle-income countries, but until now, we knew less about its ability to reduce poverty. Our recent volume looks at…