Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, easing to 2.6% in 2026 before rising to 2.7% in 2027, an upward revision from the June forecast.

M Niaz Asadullah, Monica Biradavolu, Vijayendra Rao, Kenneth Simler, Is There an Underside to Economic Growth? A ...

Benoit Decerf, Kike Fonton, Sharpening the Welfare-Consistency of the Mainstream Multidimensional Poverty Identification Method, with Illustration on Nigerian Data, The World Bank Economic Review, ...

NBS Invest aims to increase financing for nature-based solutions and mainstream nature into development agendas across Least Developed Countries. Between 2023-2025, NBS Invest accelerated the ...

As these risks intensify, national and local governments must work together to improve urban livability and resilience through risk-informed urban planning. In this handbook, livable and resilient ...

Meerim Nurdin Kyzy proudly shows off the tap in her front yard, which now provides clean, safe water for her family. With 5 children of her own and two stepchildren, aged 14 years to 6 months, Meerim ...

Does stronger community monitoring increase the effectiveness of local development projects? We conduct a randomized ...

Over the past two decades, many emerging markets and developing economies have been viewed as increasingly resilient to ...

This policy note highlights the important benefits that digital government can bring to a country’s government and people.

Climate change is widely recognized as a driver of violent conflict, but its broader social effects remain less understood. Ignoring these dimensions risks a vicious cycle where climate policies might ...

Given so, countries are exploring Asset Recycling as a mechanism to unlock capital invested in existing infrastructure assets ...

A randomized experiment tested the effectiveness of individual and small group–based consulting services on firms in the Colombian auto parts industry, finding improvements in management and firm ...