The global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has brought upon major challenges in the world’s economic system as governments imposed border restrictions, and businesses have had to shut down due to…

Labor is the main asset for the world’s poorest people. This means that the labor market is the primary vehicle through which the proceeds of economic growth are spread to households and…

Manufacturing has been the surest way for low- and middle-income economies to reduce poverty and create good jobs. But developing nations have increasingly been redirecting their focus to the…

For a 2nd challenging year, the United Nations General Assembly is meeting in the shadow of a pandemic. Fully vaccinating every country against COVID-19 is the urgent issue on the agenda

Teachers are at the heart of the COVID-19-induced education crisis, as they manage the changing nature of teaching, learning without effective professional tools. There is growing interest among…

Food systems must change rapidly and fundamentally to become more regenerative, resilient, and inclusive, while increasing food supply for an additional two billion people by 2050.

New blog by World Bank Managing Director Mari Pangestu discussing how institution is helping developing countries vaccinate their populations.

Africa has the opportunity to harness the digital economy as a driver of growth and innovation.

World Bank Group President David Malpass explores why widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines is critical for development and how access is achievable, but urgent action is needed.

No sector, least of all any in my own country, has been spared the horrors of COVID-19 (coronavirus). In Cameroon, the data from a National Statistical Institute study conducted in June 2020 gave…