People in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries have prospered over the last few decades because of the growth in productive ...

This study evaluates the impact of a program leveraging large language models for virtual tutoring in secondary education in Nigeria. Using a randomized controlled trial, the program deployed ...

Most reports on refugees deal with the immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go beyond the emergency ...

From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4 ...

Firms in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have been hit hard by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with dramatic and widespread falls in sales and employment. Firm sales in some EAP ...

This report assesses opportunities to increase private sector participation and financing for climate adaptation and nature-based infrastructure in Emerging and Developing Economies (EMDEs). Climate ...

The 2024 update also aligns with the World Bank’s renewed strategic priorities for Health, Nutrition, and Population, including the goal to support countries in delivering affordable, quality health ...

The value-added tax (VAT) has proved to be a highly effective tool at raising revenue in developed and developing countries alike. However, the effective operation of the VAT breaks down in the ...

Climate change is increasingly evident across Southern and Eastern Africa, bringing higher temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, more extreme weather, and sometimes catastrophic events. These ...