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CLIMATE SUMMIT 2014

What Does Carbon Pricing Success Look Like?

Nearly 40 countries and more than 20 cities, states, and provinces use carbon pricing or are planning to implement it. Along with cutting the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change, they are spurring resource efficiency and innovation, and their economies are thriving.Read More »

Video: Ebola: Economic Impact Already Serious; Could Be ‘Catastropic’ © World Bank

HEALTH

Huge Costs if Ebola Not Contained

If the Ebola epidemic continues to surge, its economic impact could deal a catastrophic blow to already fragile countries.

A man makes a wicker chair in Cairo, Egypt. © Kim Eun Yeul/World Bank

MIDDLE EAST

Egypt: How to Create More Jobs

Policy changes are needed to unleash the potential of the private sector to create good-quality, stable jobs, a new report says.

2014 Annual Meetings

What's New

Release

South Asia Should Seize Opportunity to End Violence against Women

Opinion

Reforms Must Bring Tangible Benefits
to Ukrainians

Article

Tunisia’s Economic Potential
Held Back by Outdated Policies

Release

IFC Becomes Largest Issuer
of London-Listed Renminbi Bonds

Release

Vietnam: Social Health Insurance Expands, but Challenges Remain

Release

Palestinian Economy in Decline; Unemployment at Alarming Levels

Blogs

Chandan Deuskar

Have Humans Evolved
to Manage Megacities?

Chandan Deuskar

Axel van Trotsenburg

Vietnam’s Long-Term Growth Performance:
A Comparative Perspective

Axel van Trotsenburg

Who Will Feed China
in the 21st Century?

Will Martin

The Remittance Multiplier
in Action

Zahid Hussain

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Highlights

Video: Take On Extreme Poverty

VIDEO

Take On Extreme Poverty

Video: Jobs for Women: Putting a Wrench in Haitian Stereotypes

VIDEO

Jobs for Women: Putting a Wrench in Haitian Stereotypes

Video: ‘Stream of Cocoa’ Is Flowing Again in Papua New Guinea

VIDEO

‘Stream of Cocoa’ Is Flowing Again in Papua New Guinea

DATA

CO2 emissions (kt)

Results

Belize

Building Climate Resilience

Climate change is being integrated into national investment planning across all sectors.

China: Phasing Out Ozone-Depleting Substances

Climate

China: Phasing Out
Ozone-Depleting Substances

The project helped China phase out its production and consumption of ozone-depleting chemicals.

Events & Consultations

Sept. 23

UN Climate Leadership Summit

New York

Sept. 23

Lecture: A ‘Wicked Problem’: Controlling Global Climate Change

10:30 a.m.-noon, Washington, D.C.

Sept. 24

Webinar: ToolKit for City Service Development

10-11 a.m. ET/14:00-15:00 GMT

Through Dec. 15

Consultations: World Bank Safeguard Policies

Publications

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Annual Report: Big Challenges, Big Solutions

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Learning from Megadisasters: Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization

CLIMATE-SMART DEVELOPMENT

Adding Up the Benefits of Actions that Help Combat Climate Change

In depth

End Poverty, Boost Shared Prosperity © World Bank

End Poverty, Boost Shared Prosperity

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. © World Bank

Tracking Progress
in Real Time

Countries Look to 2015 © World Bank

Countries Look to 2015

A More Open Bank © World Bank

A More Open Bank