Learn about the importance of "building green" and adopting and enforcing improved building codes, to enhance safety and resilience in the face of natural disasters and climate change.…

H. Kit Miyamoto, Olivia Nielsen, Ommid Saberi, Guido Licciardi |

Tariffs are everywhere. We read about them in newspapers, hear about them through our government officials, and also reflected in our everyday routines. Here we delve into essential nuances…

Siddhesh Kaushik, Samuel Munyaneza |

The conference, now in its 21st year, provides a forum for global leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and other stakeholders to explore the critical role of financing in the transition to low…

Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge |

If we are to deliver a future with inclusive, safe, resilient, and green transport, then partnering with the private sector is a must. Transforming Transportation 2024 will explore how to mobilize…

Guangzhe Chen |

In public schools across six countries, approximately 20 percent of teachers were absent on a typical school day, on average. Furthermore, even when present, teachers often did not engage in…

Shwetlena Sabarwal, Surayya Masood |

In 2022, the number of children that died before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to below 5 million for the first time, according to a recent United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child…

Emi Suzuki |

Entrepreneurship Database collects global data every other year comparing male and female entrepreneurs. The latest edition covers 95 economies from 2014-2022. It shows that men outnumber women as…

Frederic Meunier, Asya Akhlaque, Heidi Stensland Warren |

The World Bank’s beverage price index reached a 13-year high in January 2024 (m/m), driven by surging prices of cocoa and Robusta coffee. The index, which averaged slightly higher in 2023 compared…

John Baffes, Kaltrina Temaj |

Drawing from the World Bank’s Gender Data Portal, let’s navigate through three pivotal goals underscoring the pressing need for progress: combating gender-based violence, enhancing economic…

Anna Tabitha Bonfert, Divyanshi Wadhwa |

Our new State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector Report, launched at the 2024 Mining Indaba Conference, advocates for gender-focused legislation to improve mining codes to enhance…

Rachel Perks |