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 |

Is the global order really under threat? And what do the data on trade and international commerce tell us about the state of globalization? The global picture is both more complex and the links of…

Yahe Li |

What could cause discrepancies in the official trade statistics? Research suggests several factors.

Hiau Looi Kee |

An estimated 1 in 6 people experience significant disability, making it essential to consider accessibility when planning, financing and building infrastructure. Japan and the World Bank are…

Yohei Takahashi, Imad N. Fakhoury, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo |

Data on trade between China and the United States provide some support for the view that the paths of the world’s two largest economies are diverging.

Cristina Constantinescu |

The World Bank supports cybersecurity skills development initiatives in developing countries to help close the cybersecurity skills gap and enhance cyber resilience as a catalyst for socio-…

Ghislain de Salins, Anat Lewin |

Climate change has brought cities unprecedented challenges manifested in higher temperatures, heat waves, floods, and storms. In addition, the energy and transport sectors in cities contribute…

Xueman Wang, Jie Wu |

During the last 3 decades, we have witnessed large and growing markets for solar and wind power, electric vehicles and many other low-carbon solutions. What policies have been key to these…

Stéphane Hallegatte, Thomas Kerr |

Developing countries are most vulnerable to the trade-distorting effects of subsidies. They rely on trade to drive economic growth, reduce poverty, diversify their economies, and respond to…

Jose Signoret |

The question of what countries trade, and why is a complex and pressing one. This blog characterizes the specific activities involved in exports, providing an understanding that goes beyond…

Hagen Kruse, Marcel Timmer, Xianjia Ye, Gaaitzen de Vries, Deborah Winkler |