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 |

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 |

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), world leaders made a bold pledge in 2015 to leave no one behind on the path of development by 2030. Half-way to the target date, some 22 countries…

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah, Christoph Lakner, Umar Serajuddin |

How can we quantify nature's value to economies? Learn how natural capital accounting can help policymakers make informed decisions and prioritize actions to meet Global Biodiversity…

Bekele Shiferaw, Jennifer Uju Dim, Tijen Arin |

The 28th Conference of the Parties, better known as (COP28) concluded in Dubai  in December with a major agreement by 198 Parties, marking a new era of climate action. Several notable commitments…

Safaa El Tayeb El-Kogali, Syed Adeel Abbas |

BRD issued first bond for sustainable projects. It rewards borrowers for reaching goals like ESG compliance, funding women-led projects, and affordable housing. The Government of Rwanda used IDA…

Alwaleed Alatabani, Niraj Verma, Miguel Navarro |

That refugees want to return is sometimes taken as a given, and their motivation for repatriating is assumed. Repatriation is often discussed in terms of a return “home” even a generation or more…

Xavier Devictor |

The NewIBNET, an online platform that allows water and sanitation utilities to track their performances and compare results to peers, is sponsoring a competition: The “Learn in Kigali” initiative…

Marco Antonio Aguero |

Our common future depends on water. We need water to eradicate poverty, promote green growth, and build more equitable societies. But climate change is exacerbating water scarcity and pollution,…

Saroj Kumar Jha |

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 |