Digital G2P payments offer more than convenience—they offer financial inclusion. Explore how the World Bank's G2Px initiative is transforming recipient experiences globally.

Georgina Marin, Minita Varghese, Ambrose Wong |

Learn about the importance of "building green" and adopting and enforcing improved building codes, to enhance safety and resilience in the face of natural disasters and climate change.…

H. Kit Miyamoto, Olivia Nielsen, Ommid Saberi, Guido Licciardi |

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has developed country profiles to assess the progress of developing PPP legal frameworks and carried out a comparative analysis of existing legal and…

Maude Vallée, Andrea Stucchi |

Infrastructure investments have a powerful and positive multiplier effect on the overall economy. Road infrastructure is crucial for sustainable economic growth, attracting business investment,…

Clotilde V. Minster, Jean-François Arvis, Nabil Samir, Dickson Effah |

Despite a steady increase in Albania's agricultural output over the past several decades, the country continues to trail behind its neighbors. The seemingly obvious obstacles preventing…

Fernando Blanco, Laureta Qorlazja |

The financial protection gap against climate shocks and disasters is widening. Morocco was hit by an earthquake in September 2023, affecting more than 300,000 people in Marrakesh and surrounding…

Djibrilla Issa, Olivier Mahul |

What was it about trade that may have discouraged women in the labor force while informality was falling?

Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Raymond Robertson, Jaime Alfonso Roche Rodriguez, Daniela Ruiz Zárate |

Railways connect people to opportunities and markets. People use railways to get to their jobs, to visit family, to travel to school. And railways help people get the things they produce to…

Martha Lawrence, Matthias Plavec |

Since COP27 in Egypt last year, the World Bank has been working hard to implement recommendations in our flagship Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDR).

Meskerem Brhane |

As we marked World Poverty Day on October 17th, a blog published recently by World Bank staff highlights that poverty has finally receded to pre-COVID pandemic levels, which in essence means we…

Nadir Mohammed, Laura Moreno Herrera, Salman Zaidi |