Narrow Path to Recovery: Finding a Climate-Smart Pathway and Stabilizing South Sudan’s Economy
Stories & Blogs World Bank (News )Two new World Bank Group reports released today underscore that South Sudan stands at a critical crossroads, where restoring public finances and taking urgent, climate-smart action are essential.
Commodity Prices to Hit Six-Year Low in 2026 as Oil Glut Expands
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press Release )Global commodity prices are projected to fall to their lowest level in six years in 2026
How AI can help fund resilience, not disasters.
Stories & Blogs ITU (News )Artificial intelligence (AI) – through its ability to quickly ingest, process, and find patterns within vast, complex datasets – can help flag key factors across and within financial, economic, social, and natural systems.
Standards capture consensus on technologies for a better world.
Stories & Blogs ITU (News )Standards provide a common understanding about technologies – whether it’s about how to build them, how to use them, how to interconnect them, or how to keep them safe and sustainable.
IFAD calls for more partnerships and investments to scale up jobs programme for youth in Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Youth leaders, policymakers, development practitioners, and partners from across Africa called for further partnerships and new investments in the Agribusiness Hubs (ABH).
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.