In advance of the next meeting of the Sovereign Debt Roundtable on April 12, I want to provide a quick update on recent developments and reiterate my call for prompt action toward debt…

Cities around the world experienced 5 percent increase in expenditures and 10 percent decrease in revenues during 2020, on average. Read the latest World Bank blog on the case of Pereira, Colombia…

Digital financial services are one way to help families manage school fee payments so they can keep their children in school.

Ministries of Finance play a critical role in driving private sector net zero commitments, having levers of influence that are more effective in bringing about change than companies’ voluntary…

While eager to embrace the fintech promise, financial authorities—including those with an explicit financial inclusion mandate—need to be able to do so in a safe and responsible way. Innovation…

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Because policy making requires evidence-based, high-quality representative data, countries are making measuring informal businesses’ activity a priority.

Not only is macro stability critical to Latin America and Caribbean citizens' wellbeing, but it is an essential foundation for faster growth and poverty alleviation.

The financial services industry around the world has been transformed by technology-enabled financial services—known as fintech. This disruptive technology is reshaping financial products,…

Cryptocurrencies, and in particular Bitcoin, initially gained popularity for promising anonymity, permissionless payments, and an alternative to cross-border remittances. However, the rapid growth…