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Toward a linked and inclusive economy
The arrival of broadband internet is set to significantly improve medical services in Tonga. © Tom Perry/World Bank. While some studies predict automation to eliminate jobs at a dizzying rate,...
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Sexual harassment – Where do we stand on legal protection for women?
Women abused in her home holding her hand up. Stop sexual harassment against women. Violence and abuse in family relations. © Fure/Shutterstock.comThe #MeToo movement is transforming the way we...
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Amp up your 2018 Spring Meetings experience
Our 2018 Spring Meetings is just around the corner and it’s time to get organized. Mainstage speakers include representatives from top-notch institutions such as LinkedIn, Oxford University, Financial...
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A tipping point for solar energy?
Manik, a solar pump operator for Nusra works near the solar panels in Rohertek, Bangladesh. © Dominic Chavez/World BankSolar energy is poised to transform low-income economies, many of which are in...
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How is your life different from that of your parents?
© You Ji/World Bank Yunus owns a fabric store in Blantyre, Malawi. The store was founded by his grandfather, who immigrated to Malawi in 1927, and has now been in his family for three generations....
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The gender gap in financial inclusion won’t budge. Here are three ways to...
Marie Hortense Raharimalala visiting a bank agent in Antananarivo, Madagascar. A biometric fingerprint is used for identification. © Nyani Quarmyne/International Finance Corporation I opened my first...
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Five things you can do to end plastic pollution
Plastic straws are among the top items of marine plastics found around the world, and they’re generally not recyclable. © Kanittha Boon/Shutterstock The news headlines are grim. A male pilot whale...
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Technology works for getting poor people’s problems fixed – we just have to...
© Sarah Farhat/World Bank One of the encouraging signs that I pick up whenever I travel is the difference that technology is making to the lives of millions of marginalized people. In most cases it’s...
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Technology can help spring workers from the informality trap
Women stitch handicrafts at Everest Fashion Fair Craft in Lalitpur, Nepal. © Peter Kapuscinski/World BankTechnology and what it will do to change how we work is the driving obsession of the moment....
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Everything you need to know to follow the 2018 Annual Meetings
The IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings is an event you won't want to miss. Join us for a week of seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy,...
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Planet of the Apps: Making small farms competitive
Photo: Shutterstock Apps have revolutionized everything from getting to work, keeping in touch with faraway friends, and dating (though the jury’s still out on this one). Can apps be the salvation of...
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Breaking down the barriers to mobilizing sustainable investment
Closing Plenary of the Investor Forum. © World Bank“Private capital is often an important source of sustainable finance. Public finance alone may not be sufficient to meet the demands for sustainable...
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How is the Human Capital Index prompting action?
Students at the Zanaki Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. © Sarah Farhat/World Bank Whew, it’s out! On October 11, 2018, the World Bank Group released its inaugural Human Capital Index (HCI),...
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Join sector and communication specialists for a leadership, strategy and...
Flora Bossey, center, Communication Officer, Edo SEEFOR Project, Nigeria, attended in 2015.© World Bank When Amr Abdellah Aly, a department manager at the Electricity Ministry in Egypt, returned home...
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What happens when someone is unable to access health or education? These...
Human Capital exhibition at the World Bank Group Visitor Center in Washington, DC. © Bassam Sebti/World Bank What exactly is Human Capital? The phrase itself is only two words: “Capital” refers to an...
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