If some or many refugee movements can be predicted, what are the implications?

Xavier Devictor |

Discover how the World Bank and GFDRR are turning crises into opportunities for resilience building. Explore the impact of multidimensional crises on disaster risk reduction and recovery efforts.…

Katie Peters, Karima Ben Bih |

World Bank guarantees play a vital role in addressing global challenges, attracting private sector expertise, and mobilizing capital for development projects. Explore the impact of guarantees in…

Şebnem Erol Madan |

Digital public infrastructure can enable essential society-wide functions and services such as identification, payments, and data exchange.

Vyjayanti T Desai, Jonathan Marskell, Georgina Marin, Minita Varghese |

Private sector-led development can act as a complimentary force supporting long-term, sustainable economic growth. Private sector development (PSD) can not only help reverse the economic impact of…

Tania Ghossein, Ahmed Nauraiz Rana |

In this blog, we highlight two projects that leveraged data-driven policymaking processes and simulations.

Kerina Wang, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU) |

Detailed data on the spatial distribution of jobs is crucial, but such data are rarely available. This study develops a machine learning algorithm that relies on widely available public data to…

Paolo Avner, Jun Rentschler, Samira Barzin, Neave O'Clery |

Russia and Ukraine are among the world’s most important suppliers of key staples and fertilizers. Due to the highly integrated nature of these markets, people thousands of kilometers away from the…

Simeon Ehui, Chakib Jenane, Kaja Waldmann |

Following his recent travels, World Bank Group President David Malpass shares a short summary of his trip to Senegal and Morocco last week.

David Malpass |