Combining concessional public funds with commercial funds can be a powerful means to direct more finance toward impactful investments. For blended finance to reach its full potential, stakeholders…

Implications of the Ukraine crisis and COVID-19 on the global governance of migration and remittance flows 

Investing in human capital in El Salvador: the knowledge currency of the digital economy

Learn more about the link between gender equality, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, landscapes, and climate change.

Assessing banking system resilience in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) is relevant not only for systemic banking sector resilience but also for the key economic function these…

Open a newspaper and chances are you will find some statistic referring to how the world is fairing: “Global growth is projected to recover”, “the number of refugees worldwide is set to increase…

The conclusions of Chris Blattman's book point out a problem pervasive in many research grants and government/World Bank projects - lack of flexibility to learn and tinker

The evidence on female entrepreneurship is emerging but remains limited. This results in an incomplete picture of women’s economic situations across the world

A new World Bank report -- The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Trade and Investment -- shows that world trade will drop by one percent, lowering global GDP by just under one percent.

As the gusts of the COVID-19 pandemic quieten, South Asian economies, left fragile and uneven in their recovery, are facing renewed headwinds: high inflation, rising fiscal deficits, and…