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Paraguay's path to inclusive digital finance: New milestones, new horizons

Paraguay is leading the way in inclusive digital finance. With its Instant Payment System (SPI) & new National Payment System Law, the nation is empowering millions, driving economic growth, and boosting financial access for women, rural communities, and small businesses.

July 28, 2025

Bhutan & Singapore: Advancing Carbon Market Innovation through Partnership

As carbon markets in Asia continue to evolve, new opportunities are emerging for both credit-generating and credit-buying countries to engage more effectively and strategically. Several countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan, are making notable progress—each at different stages, but with shared ambition to align carbon markets with national climate and development goals.

July 28, 2025
  • Transport

My practical tips for designing and analyzing powerful experiments

July 28, 2025

World Hepatitis Day: What the data reveal about global gaps in immunization

Despite major progress in hepatitis B vaccination coverage, data show persistent gaps in immunization, especially in low-income and remote communities. On World Hepatitis Day, explore how vaccination data can guide efforts to reach the most vulnerable populations and reduce global hepatitis B infections and deaths.

July 28, 2025
  • Health

Integrating traditional and formal justice delivery systems: Can a hybrid justice delivery system improve access to justice in Zambia?

July 28, 2025

Weekly links July 25: what makes a good behavioral measure, preschools are good, reviewing soft skills, and more…

July 25, 2025

From crisis to action: Mobilizing tools for rapid response and lasting resilience

Over the past year, I’ve seen a growing interest in, and a stronger demand for, better tools to prepare for and respond to crises. Our partners in government, the private sector, civil society, foundations, and other development organizations send us the same message time and time again: In the face of crisis, we need greater preparation and faster access to financing.

July 24, 2025

Trade’s emissions paradox: What it means for developing countries

This blog explores the “green sourcing effect,” revealing that international trade reduced global GHG emissions by 0.9–2.2% annually (2004–2021) as high-income countries export cleaner products to developing nations. However, it also increased global PM2.5 emissions by up to 1% most years, as upper-middle-income countries export more polluting goods. The findings highlight that trade’s environmental impact varies by pollutant and efficiency, introducing “displaced emissions” as a critical concept for effective policy design.

July 24, 2025

Trade and Development Chart: Exports to developing economies drive rich-country employment growth

As global trade expands, so does the number of workers in high-income countries whose jobs are tied to exports. More

July 23, 2025
  • Trade
  • Jobs & Development

Africa’s path to claiming the 21st century runs through its cities

July 23, 2025

Stanley Fischer and the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics: A tribute

A tribute to Stanley Fischer.

July 23, 2025

Bias in, bias out: How to strengthen evidence aggregation

July 23, 2025

Will electric vehicles create jobs in South Asia?

As the global shift toward electric mobility gains momentum, countries are making bold bets on electric vehicles (EVs) to meet their climate goals, reduce fuel import dependence, and spur industrial growth. In South Asia too, the EV transition is being positioned as a catalyst for industrial transformation and job creation.

July 23, 2025

Beyond fragmentation: Building self-reliance in a shifting aid landscape

Foreign aid, a critical lifeline for billions, is shrinking, after becoming fragmented at an alarming rate over the last two decades. Amidst this global turbulence, the World Bank Group is supporting this work and proving that multilateralism works. We are defragmenting aid, multiplying resources, and empowering countries to build resilience and self-reliance.

July 22, 2025
  • Debt

From open data to AI-ready data: Building the foundations for responsible AI in development

Development data has evolved from paper records to digital formats, increasing accessibility and stimulating innovation. AI-ready data builds on open data frameworks and FAIR principles to ensure data is validated, structured, and accessible for AI applications, enhancing the interaction between users and data. The World Bank is working to establish a standardized framework for reliable development data. This aims to replace suboptimal data sources and ensure accurate AI responses, democratizing development insights.

July 21, 2025
  • Digital Development

Global development of the HDM5 platform officially underway

The Highway Development and Management (HDM) Model has been a cornerstone tool for road agencies worldwide since its inception in 1968. Critical for road development and maintenance for 1,500 organizations in 100 countries, HDM supports investment planning, maintenance prioritization, and economic evaluations.

July 21, 2025
  • Transport

How embedded finance is reshaping credit access for MSMEs and individuals: Implications for credit information systems

Embedded finance holds immense promise for advancing financial inclusion, particularly for MSMEs and individuals who have historically been excluded from traditional sources of credit.

July 18, 2025

Rising to the Challenge: Boosting Adaptation and Resilience for Development

One in five people globally are at high risk from climate-related hazards—not just because they’re exposed to floods, heatwaves, cyclones, or droughts, but because poverty or limited access to essential services like clean water, electricity, social protection or financial services leaves them more vulnerable.

July 17, 2025
  • Climate Change

Colombia Científica: Innovation and Partnerships for the Future of Education

Colombia Científica was an initiative that strengthened Higher Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation through strategic partnerships among universities and public, private, and international entities.

July 17, 2025
  • Education

Navigating the green path: key recommendations for implementing public sector sustainability reporting

While some countries have long produced sustainability reports, especially in the private sector, others still struggle with basic financial reporting. Despite these challenges, sustainability reporting (SR) is increasingly recognized as a necessary aspect of transparent and accountable governance.

July 17, 2025
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