This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from November 1 to November 15 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

eGovFrame integrates all of the government’s information systems, eliminating duplication, lowering costs and increasing efficiency, while innovating, improving, and encouraging open collaboration…

Jin-Won Choi, Youngseok Kim |

Since 2009, the Korea Trust Fund for Economic and Peace-Building Transitions (KTF) has provided USD 39.3 million in innovative financing for FCV-related issues in 66 projects across 46 countries…

Valery R. Ciancio |

As governments continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, here are 5 features of organizational government resilience that can help them plan for future outbreaks.

Lida Bteddini, Zihao Wang |

Three measures to ensure no one is left behind by this pandemic.

Michal Rutkowski |

New Zealand’s success story is often told in terms of its lamb, wool, kiwifruit and agricultural exports. But our country’s greatest asset has always been our people who have been equipped to do…

Annette Dixon |

In India, Jaime spoke to teachers who have dedicated their lives to the education of students with special needs at the Dharabi Transitional Municipal School Corporation College. (Photo: Marcela…

Jaime Saavedra |

The 2018 World Development Report (WDR), Learning to Realize Education’s Promise, launched this week.  While it draws on research and collective experience—both from within and outside the World…

Deon Filmer, Halsey Rogers |

Entering data. Photo: World Bank In the fiscal transparency arena, people often hear two conflicting claims. First, governments complain that few people take advantage of fiscal information that…

Paolo de Renzio, Massimo Mastruzzi |