Last month, the World Bank issued a five-year outcome bond that aims to provide clean drinking water to around two million school children in Vietnam. A lack of clean drinking water causes an…

Indonesia will need to continue to develop its financial system if it is to break the middle-income ceiling.

This week's links include Lant Pritchett on what the Solow model leaves out, what to do when your RCT becomes upended, first issue of the JPE Micro, and more...

Growing enough food for our rapidly increasing global population while mitigating climate change and its impact on landscapes and natural habitats are two urgent, often competing challenges many…

Germany’s ongoing digital transition offers significant potential to improve core public administration processes, public services, and civic engagement. The German government launched its Green…

Nationally representative longitudinal surveys – if done well – can positively impact development policies.

To capture the immediate and ongoing effects of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai submarine volcano, the World Bank carried out phone surveys in partnership with the Governments of…

The International Comparison Program (ICP) produces purchasing power parities (PPPs) and comparable price level indexes for each of its 170-plus participating economies, as well as PPP-based…

At the 2022 Biodiversity COP 15, the government of Guinea committed to protecting its natural capital by preserving nearly 30% of its natural resources by 2030. By doing so, Guinea recognized the…

Twenty-three percent of the world population, or 1.81 billion people, are directly exposed to substantial risks during a 1-in-100-year flood event.