Ashutosh Raina, Camila Linneman, Jana El-Horr, Parmesh Shah, and Susan Wong Two years into the pandemic, growth in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is projected to remain substantially below

From tsunamis in Asia and earthquakes in Latin America, to hurricanes in the Caribbean and cyclones in Africa, disasters caused by natural hazards claimed some 1.3 million lives between 1998 and 2017,

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Contrary to common belief, evidence suggests that women’s empowerment may increase the risks of gender-based violence, at least in the short term. This was also borne out by the rigorous

For centuries, women in the harsh deserts of Rajasthan, India, embroidered richly-colored mirror-work garments for their own use, saving the best for their daughters’ dowries. Today their painstaking efforts reach

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Mobile-based applications adopted in World Bank projects in India are helping farmers make informed decisions. Technology is making it easier for health workers to track growth in children;

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Economies grow when more people find work, when they get better at what they do, and when they move from low-productivity work to better, more productive jobs. Photo: World Bank

Until six months ago, people in the remote corners of India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim had to travel long distances over the hillsides to do simple banking transactions. When they

China’s rapid development of e-commerce has begun to reshape production and consumption patterns as well as change people’s daily lives. In 2016, the World Bank and the Alibaba Group launched