From Hollywood screenwriters fearing job loss to Google's Med-PaLM 2 surpassing human doctors, AI is reshaping industries, and its impact on jobs and growth is a nuanced story with little…

Jonathan Timmis, Timothy DeStefano, Caroline De Roover, Andrea Morante |

Learn how air pollution is part of a feedback loop amplifying climate impacts and how policy action can significantly reduce air pollution, improve health, and generate employment opportunities at…

Sanjay Srivastava, Elena Strukova-Golub, Sameer Akbar, Paola Agostini |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces 4 papers published from December 1-15 on various topics, including the impact of…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

The fossil-fuel driven growth model of Azerbaijan has come at a cost: the country’s land, soil, and air are affected by pollution and the development of human capital and other sectors of the…

Saša Eichberger, Sarah G. Michael |

Additional Financing for the Judicial Modernization and Smart Infrastructure Project is helping complete the critical court infrastructure and further implement digital judiciary services,…

Eva Melis |

Africa faces a continuously changing global trade environment, bringing new challenges and opportunities for increasing growth and reducing poverty. The proliferation of regional trade agreements…

Souleymane Coulibaly, Woubet Kassa, Albert Zeufack |

Developing countries can take advantage of the metaverse by using immersive technologies in education and training.

Randeep Sudan, Oleg Petrov, Garima Gupta |

On October 17th, the world commemorates International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year, I have been reflecting on what eradicating poverty means for Azerbaijan.

Sarah G. Michael |

In a changing climate—with more frequent, longer lasting, or extreme wind, rain, snow, cold, and heat—how can urban planning and design influence our mobility choices? And how can city governments…

Sandrine Boukerche |

Digital innovation has enormous potential to solve real-world problems. But connectivity remains essential to drive innovation in emerging markets. How can we ensure access to international…

Joulan Abdul Khalek, Anselm Dannecker |