Connectivity for Human Capital: Are African public transport systems up to the task?

From public transit quality to land use patterns, there are many factors that may impact people's ability to access essential services like healthcare or education. A new World Bank study…

Aiga Stokenberga, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez |
Education, Gender, Health, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Transport, Urban Development

Getting to equal in technology: What can we learn from Silicon Valley's women leaders?

Women are notoriously underrepresented in the tech sector. Why is that, and how can we change the status quo? To find out, the World Bank invited 30 women leaders from Silicon Valley to share…

Alicia Hammond |
Digital Development, Education, Gender, Jobs & Development

IDA helps build a brighter future for South Asians

Hartwig Schafer |
Disaster Risk Management, Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Health, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Transport

Unleashing the power of women entrepreneurs: Breaking down the legal barriers

Progress towards women’s entrepreneurial development has increased over the past ten years. However, female entrepreneurs continue to face multiple obstacles in their journey – one of them being…

Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu, Kavell Joseph |
Financial Inclusion, Gender

Empowering refugees and internally displaced persons through digital identity

Oria Adamo, 72 years old and the mayor of a small town in Central African Republic shows his ID card in the village of Ndu, Bas Uele province, Democratic Republic of the Congo where thousands fled…

Nicholas Oakeshott, Jonathan Marskell, Emily Weedon Chapman, Marie Benihirwe |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Fresh thinking on economic cooperation in South Asia

Young Economists sharing the stage with Sanjay Kathuria, Lead Economist and Coordinator, Regional Integration (Left to Right: Aamir Khan/ Pakistan, Sreerupa Sengupta/ India, Sanjay Kathuria/ World…

Nikita Singla, Marcio Augusto De La Cruz |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Environment, Financial Inclusion