With public resources strained, governments alone cannot fund large-scale infrastructure development

It is undeniable that progress has been made in reducing extreme poverty over the last quarter century—from 36 percent of the world population in 1990 to an estimated 8.6 percent in 2018—and that…

In Guatemala and Honduras, education is legally compulsory through ninth grade, but nearly 40% of sixth graders drop out before getting there. This is the reality for many countries middle and low…

Central America has great development opportunities that aim at strengthening resilience by managing its current risks

With support from the World Bank’s READ Trust Fund Program, representatives of all ministries of Education of Central America, regional and international specialists and civil society…

Progress towards women’s entrepreneurial development has increased over the past ten years. However, female entrepreneurs continue to face multiple obstacles in their journey – one of them being…

The agriculture and food security sector are still largely behind in using the latest technology for managing risks and shocks.

  The Richtersveld Community Conservancy on the south border of the Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Photo: John Hogg/World Bank  This week I was at the G7…

While reading a report from McKinsey Global Institute, predicting that robots could replace 800 million jobs by 2030, drops of cold sweat trickled down my spine. But rather than considering this a…