South Asia is making progress, but at a slower pace than in the pre-pandemic years and still has a long way to go, according to the World Bank's latest economic outlook.
Latin America and the Caribbean faces immense challenges and opportunities in transforming its energy sector. Energy demand is forecasted to grow over 50% by 2050, and countries in the region need…
Learn why the need for countries to spend more on their development should not obfuscate another key requisite for success: countries can and need to spend better.
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) releases the Risk Data Library Standard (RDLS), an open data standard to make it easier to publish, access, share, and use quality…
Structural factors of FCV are systemic characteristics that underpin a country’s economic, political, institutional, security, and societal evolution.
In recent years, the World Bank has been exploring the use of artificial intelligence for disaster risk management, such as how to capture housing data with machine learning, and how to do it in a…
High levels of government debt in the Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs), as well as the increases in global interest rates over the past two years, currently heighten risks of debt…
This week's links include an interview with Amy Finkelstein about the Oregon health experiment, a round-up of education research, replication games, and more...
Colombia, with 17 fixed internet connections per 100 inhabitants, has made progress in its digital transformation. However, achieving universal access and harnessing the potential of connectivity…
While women's entry into employment strengthens their bargaining position within the home, the impact of career advancement on their decision-making power remains puzzling. This paper…