In the wake of the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) crisis, the international development community, including the World Bank Group (WBG), have taken various institutional and operational steps to improve...
Africa is at a turning point. It has made remarkable strides, with annual growth averaging around 4.5 percent over the last 20 years. Foreign direct investment has increased seven-fold, life expectancy...
In this paper on the summary of notes and indications of policies for improving competitiveness in the Caribbean the authors believe that after years of low growth, high unemployment and indebtedness...
Natural geographic advantages have historically attracted human settlements to rivers and coasts. The attraction to the coast is so strong that people are willing to give up living space to be near the...
This article discusses the poverty and inequality which remain the most important medium to long-term development challenges for Brazil and notes that there is no single, simple or quick solution to these...
This article discusses the poverty and inequality which remain the most important medium to long-term development challenges for Brazil and notes that there is no single, simple or quick solution to these...