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Small AI, big impact: Harnessing artificial intelligence for development

When people hear “artificial intelligence (AI),” they often think of the headline-grabbing large language models—vast systems trained on huge amounts…

5 months ago

A Three-Pronged Strategy Can Help Developing Economies Attract FDI and Unlock its Full Potential

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a critical role in the world economy. Global FDI flows averaged almost $2 trillion per year…

5 months ago

Education is a key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning

Education is a foundation for good jobs and the surest way out of poverty. We know a good education equips learners…

5 months ago

What countries can learn from Korea’s universal health coverage journey

As countries strive to make universal health coverage (UHC) more than just a constitutional promise or aspirational goal, the core…

5 months ago

Africa’s big push on electrification: A cautionary tale

Africa is home to the largest share of the world’s unelectrified population—an estimated half a billion people, mostly in rural…

5 months ago

Planting seeds for future jobs: An integrated approach to building an inclusive STEM pipeline in Tanzania

Tanzanian girls possess enormous potential to drive economic and social transformation through their participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics…

5 months ago

Behind the scenes: How we work with creditors on debt transparency

Earlier this year, the World Bank conducted the second round of a Data Sharing Exercise with G-7 and Paris Club creditors.…

5 months ago

Laws, Data, and Empowerment: Insights from UNDP’s Women’s Empowerment Index and World Bank’s Women Business and Law Index

When it comes to improving economic outcomes for women and women’s empowerment, effective action requires reliable data. Yet, data capturing…

5 months ago

Strategic autonomy for Europe requires economic growth

The current US administration’s willingness to weaponise trade makes clear that transatlantic economic relations have become entirely transactional. This column,…

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Europe’s trade surplus, international relative prices, and the productivity growth gap

The euro area faces persistently weak productivity growth alongside a sustained trade surplus and a trendless real exchange rate. This…

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