Global Economic Prospects

World Economy in 2014: Troubling Stagnant Growth

A major World Bank Group report this week found that growth is stagnating in developing countries. It’s projected to be below 5 percent for the third straight year. That’s too modest to create the…

Jim Yong Kim|
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Friday Roundup: Data on Maternal Mortality, Best and Worst Places to be a Mother, Rewarding Careers, and Mom Magnet

The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Bank jointly released data and a report on new maternal mortality estimates (1990-2013). Using illustrative charts,  the Bank'…

Engaged Citizens, Responsive Governments, Better Services for People?

The World Bank recognizes the value of engaging with citizens to improve delivery of basic services and get real time development solutions to our clients and their people. In light of its work in…

Stephen Davenport|

Migration and Remittances News, March 14, 2014

EU MPs approve funds for asylum, migration and border surveillance until 2020 EU countries will have to allocate more funds to improve their asylum systems and the integration of migrants, under…

Ervin Dervisevic|

Friday round up: Population worries in Africa, the internet in 2025, managing oil wealth, global food policy, and Bangladesh microcredit

A piece titled 'The dividend is delayed' in the March 8 edition of The Economist summarizes a new research paper by Jean-Pierre Guengant and John May titled, 'African Demography,…