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Uncovering infrastructure gaps in the Amazon: How to leverage data for better transport, digital connectivity, and sustainable development

The Amazon, with its immense ecological and cultural wealth, faces pressing challenges in balancing biome protection and infrastructure development. This…

1 year ago

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff

Summary Rain poses risk of spreading toxins from fire debris Efforts to prevent toxic runoff include barriers and filters Residents…

1 year ago

Risks and challenges in global agricultural markets

The World Bank’s agricultural prices index gained momentum in the second half of 2024, propelled by record-breaking price increases in…

1 year ago

In MENA, make every drop of water count

In the Middle East and North Africa region, water is truly life.  For centuries, the region was renowned for its…

1 year ago

A ‘reverse conundrum’ and foreign official demand for US Treasuries

Reminiscent of the ‘Greenspan conundrum’, since 18 September 2024 the Federal Reserve has cut short-term interest rates by 100 basis…

1 year ago

A Playbook for Securing AI Model Weights

As frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models — that is, models that match or exceed the capabilities of the most advanced…

1 year ago

The Los Angeles Fires and the Need for Long-Term Strategy Building Wildland Fire Resilience

The Los Angeles fires are an emerging catastrophe affecting hundreds of thousands of people, but unless something dramatically different is…

1 year ago

The World Bank contributes to strengthening financial consumer protection in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia with a population of more than 36 million, is undergoing a significant transformation in…

1 year ago

How origin country corruption shapes immigrants’ political trust

The question of whether immigrants from countries with low levels of political trust bring those attitudes with them to their…

1 year ago

Trade on the move: How business travel powers global trade

Free trade agreements have long aimed to remove barriers that limit the movement of goods, services, and capital across borders.…

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