Promoting Peacebuilding and Development in Northern Mozambique: A Story of Hope

Promoting Peacebuilding and Development in Northern Mozambique: A Story of Hope

Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough |
Fragility Conflict and Violence

A Tragedy Is Unfolding in the Poorest Countries

The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing to rising debt burdens, diminishing development prospects, and chronic underinvestment. The…

Indermit Gill, M. Ayhan Kose |
Debt, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Poverty

Reversal of hard-won gains: conflict and structural transformation in Myanmar

Myanmar's transition to an open market economy in 2011 led to significant gains in GDP per capita and poverty reduction.

Sutirtha Sinha Roy |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Poverty

Reforming fiscal subsidies in the Palestinian territories to help address critical development priorities

In the Palestinian territories, fiscal subsidy reforms can help free up resources and improve economic and social conditions for a bigger part of the population.

Arden Finn, Gianluca Mele, Nur Nasser Eddin |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Fragility and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: two sides of the same coin

In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds in East Asia and the Pacific were living in extreme poverty (defined as living on less than what today…

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah, Christoph Lakner |
Competitiveness, Education, Financial Sector, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Nutrition, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade

Rethinking payments in Afghanistan

Afghanistan remains a challenging environment for accessing reliable, transparent, and low-cost financial services. According to 2017 Global Findex, only 15 percent of adults had an account at any…

Namoos Zaheer |
Financial Sector, Fragility Conflict and Violence

Iraq: New schools and improved learning bring hope to the poorest children, but more is needed

On May 15 this year, we were in Baghdad on what was a very special day for 350 primary education children. We had traveled north of the city with the World Bank education team for the opening…

Jaime Saavedra, Elisabeth Sedmik |
Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships

Measuring the poverty of forcibly displaced populations: Challenges, progress, and prospects

New tools to measure the poverty of forcibly displaced populations

Paolo Verme, Utz Pape |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Poverty

River basin organizations: Making a difference for livelihoods, development and peace

At the recent Global Forum on Transboundary Water Cooperation for Climate and Development hosted by the World Bank in Washington, D.C., River Basin Organizations (RBOs) from all continents came…

Saroj Kumar Jha, H. E. Mohamed Abdel Vetah |
Climate Change, Environment, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Governance, Water

Building a sustainable future: Affordable green housing in emerging markets

Building green, resilient, and affordable homes at scale requires innovative solutions. Lessons learned from our 9th Global Affordable Housing Conference.

Tomasz Telma |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Sustainability and Inclusion