Digital G2P payments offer more than convenience—they offer financial inclusion. Explore how the World Bank's G2Px initiative is transforming recipient experiences globally.

Georgina Marin, Minita Varghese, Ambrose Wong |

An International Labor Organization study (ILO, 2019) found that women represent less than 20 percent of the global workforce in the transportation sector. How did the Quito Metro increase women’s…

Marcela Silva, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez, Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

Migration of any scale can yield benefits to the host countries by increasing the supply of labor (particularly in sectors where it is scarce), expanding the skills of the workforce, and providing…

Carolina Mejia-Mantilla |

Metro Line One in Quito, Ecuador, is a World Bank-supported initiative that’s providing safe, fast, reliable, and clean public transportation.

Guangzhe Chen, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

Technical education offers a powerful educational alternative as it can provide practical knowledge in a short time and link students with the productive sector more easily, thus contributing to…

Maria Laura Sanchez Puerta, Catalina Castillo, Helena Rovner |

Facing the biggest education crisis in a century, commitments to improve must become a reality urgently if children are to gain the future they deserve in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

An estimated 1 in 6 people experience significant disability, making it essential to consider accessibility when planning, financing and building infrastructure. Japan and the World Bank are…

Yohei Takahashi, Imad N. Fakhoury, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo |

Metro benefits: 22,5 kilometers long with 15 accessible stations, a fully electric system that saves 67,000 tons of CO2 a year, and the capacity to mobilize 1,200 users over a shorter time.

Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

Globally, data reveals that 40 to 60 percent of lower secondary education graduates struggle with mathematics proficiency.

Diego Angel-Urdinola, Ciro Avitabile, Marjorie Chinen |

Más que sistemas de información, los registros sociales son un instrumento clave para la gestión de política y la inclusión social y económica de los grupos más vulnerables.

Nelson Gutiérrez, Luz Stella Rodriguez-Novoa |