This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the performance of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) assistance to the Republic of Kosovo from fiscal years (FY) 2012 to 2025, seeking to identify lessons to ...
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and ...
Life around the world has been feeling the effects of climate change, land degradation, deforestation, pollution and the overuse of water. Ultimately, most regions are using too much of their ...
A new report from the state says there are "multiple funding challenges" and late-stage "planning obstacles" that still need to be answered as Massachusetts prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2025— A proliferating set of international standards—covering everything from food labeling to the specifications of 5G cellular networks—is steadily reshaping the global economic ...
Pharma and biotech companies have access to an unprecedented variety of health data, from electronic health records and medical or pharmacy claims to genomic, behavioral and sensor data. Yet it can be ...
The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...
David Engerman’s latest book is a thrill to read for any practitioner of development economics, but especially those who have studied or worked in South Asia. The Yale University professor of ...
People conceive “living well” and “doing well” to be the same as “being happy,” Aristotle says in the “Nicomachean Ethics,” “but about the nature of this happiness, men dispute …” Contemporary ...
The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...
Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...
The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...
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