Why economic inequality matters for development
Stories & Blogs World Bank (World Bank Blog )Decreasing high levels of inequality can spur economic development, strengthen human capital, and speed up poverty reduction.
Harnessing Africa’s digital economy for regional integration and shared prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Algeria launches UNCTAD’s eTrade Readiness Assessment to empower small businesses and deepen continental integration.
From water to electricity: The rural-urban infrastructure gap in seven charts.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, rural areas still house the majority of the population.
People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling.
Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: What’s next?
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )A new study examines the systemic barriers holding women’s businesses back in the digital economy, calling for targeted measures to change course.
Exploring trade actions to fight acute food insecurity and the threat of famine
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Chronic hunger affects over 700 million lives. Trade can be part of the solution by facilitating market supplies, helping stabilize prices and improving access to more resilient food systems.