Imagine a world in which nearly 90% of the population earns twice as much, while working half as many hours, as they do today. One in which the poorest half’s share of global wealth increases, while ...

Indermit Gill is Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He brings to the role a broad combination of leadership, expertise, and practical ...

When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 2025, he acknowledged ...

Pakistan's government managed Zakat Fund has come under scrutiny after the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) identified ...

The 8th edition of the Mozambique Economic Update (MEU): Getting Agricultural Support Right focuses its analysis on the potential offered by agriculture to promote a sustainable and more inclusive ...

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions ...

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions ...

World Development Indicators (WDI) serves as the World Bank's primary collection of internationally comparable data on development. It is a comprehensive resource that contains pertinent, top-notch ...

UN Member States reaffirmed their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by adopting a declaration on ...

Launched in 2017, the Rwanda Priority Skills for Growth Program (PSG) expanded training to nearly 24,000 youth— over one-third women—with 82 percent employed or self-employed nine months ...

The average drug now costs more than US$1 billion to develop and takes more than a decade to reach the market 1. And for every success, there are nine drug candidates that fail clinical trials 2. “In ...

Carlos Lopes urges policymakers to focus less on sectors and more on capabilities that drive long-term growth.