In a world of climate change and headline-grabbing cyclones, El Niño is one of the most unspoken climate risks in East Asia and the Pacific.

The word "convenience" in the single-use plastics context, needs urgent redefinition, especially in the East Asia region where several countries top the list in terms of plastics leaking…

Even in the most challenging places, investment and growth are possible. And of all the places most in need of development, the Sahel must sit near the top of the list.

Protecting ASEAN’s impressive gains over the past two decades will require prioritizing investments in people – that is, human capital.

As we look back at the four years spent in the Maghreb and Malta, as Country Director Marie Francoise-Nelly would like to share some reflections on her work there with the World Bank.

A new report focuses on how Southeast Asia can overcome the still very significant barriers to the expansion of its digital economy.

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In the past five years alone, public debt in the poorest countries has increased from 36% of GDP to 51% of GDP.