The private sector has a critical role to play in addressing climate change by investing in low-carbon technologies, developing new technologies, and building climate resilience into its investments and operations. Private sector financing will also be critical for meeting the needs for global...

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls. Attaining adequate MHH requires access to at least three intersecting elements: (i) access to female-friendly facilities; (ii) access to information and knowledge on sexual...

La pandemia del COVID-19 amenaza con borrar décadas de progreso en materia de reducción de la pobreza. El Perú enfrenta una de las peores crisis sanitarias y económicas asociadas con el COVID-19 en el mundo. En agosto de 2020, el país alcanzó la tasa de mortalidad más alta por millón...

This report aims to assess the current role and scope of private health care provision for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation of BiH). Over the last decade, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the Republika Srpska...

The conflict in the Middle East-the latest of an extraordinary series of shocks in recent years—has heightened geopolitical risks for commodity markets, in an already uncertain global environment. Before the conflict began, voluntary oil supply withdrawals by OPEC+ producers pushed energy...

Este documento es una actualización del Diagnóstico Sistemático del País (DSP) de Costa Rica realizado por el Banco Mundial en 2015. El DSP es un producto analítico central del Banco Mundial y un insumo clave que sustenta el marco de alianza del Banco Mundial con los países clientes. Esta...

The World Bank Finance and Technology Department, in collaboration with The World Bank Technology and Innovation Lab, partnered with Google Cloud and Syntasa Inc. to learn how artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance the news sourcing and sentiment of FinTech topics globally....

Este informe utiliza la herramienta de Análisis de Mercados y Políticas de Competencia(MCPAT, por sus siglas en inglés), desarrollada por el Banco Mundial, para evaluar losmercados y las políticas de competencia en el departamento de Piura. Mediante esteanálisis, el informe busca...

Railways play an important role in the transportation systems of many developing countries. Railways stations are a key but often neglected part of this railway service. Many countries are considering railway station redevelopment to improve their rail service. They include many developing...

In both G20 and non-G20 countries alike, cities have a crucial role to play in the achievement of national development goals. Already, cities generate more than 80 percent of global GDP and, with a share of the global population that is projected to reach nearly 70 percent by 2050, up from the...