Houses under construction. © John Hogg/World Bank [[tweetable]]Affordable housing is a major challenge across West Africa, where fewer than 7 percent of households can afford to buy their own home…
Poucos países podem igualar ao progresso de desenvolvimento de Cabo Verde ao longo do último quarto de século. O seu rendimento nacional bruto per capita (RNB) cresceu seis vezes. A pobreza…
Few countries can match Cabo Verde’s development progress over the past quarter of a century. Its Gross National Income per capita (GNI) grew six-fold. Extreme poverty fell by two-thirds from 30%…
Chorty Tabo, 25, holds her son, Simon. She fled South Sudan a year ago. She is part of a women’s association, working together in a hair salon in Meri refugee site in the DRC. © UNHCR/Colin…
L'automatisation ou robotisation éveille notre imagination, mais simultanément notre inquiétude grandit quant au très grand nombre d’emplois qui seraient menacés de disparition rapide. Les…
Green-bond supported wind farm in Penonome, Panama. Photo credit: Alessandra Bazan Testino / IFC First published by Capital Finance International. Soon the world will celebrate the one-year…
Since it opened in 1914, the Panama Canal has been one of the world’s most important trade assets and a marvel of engineering. Its expansion has doubled the canal’s cargo capacity, adding a new…
Desde que se inauguró en 1914, el Canal de Panamá ha representado una de las obras más importantes para el comercio global y una maravilla de la ingeniería. La ampliación ha duplicado su capacidad…
The World Bank Group continues to engage in South Sudan despite the odds, and for good reason Tell people you work in Juba – capital of South Sudan and now the newest member of the East African…
Understanding Macroeconomic Volatility: Part 5. Read parts 1-4 here