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The Development Podcast

This international development podcast brings together the data, research—and solutions—that can pave the way to a sustainable future.

We’ll take you on a journey around the world of international development in this flagship podcast from the World Bank Group. Through conversations focused on revealing the latest data, the best research, and cutting-edge solutions, let us introduce you to the folks working to make the world a better place.

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Migrants, Refugees and Societies

On the Move: The Migration Challenge

Migration is a development challenge. We dig deeper into the issue and explore both challenges and opportunities.

Women, Business, and the Law

Exploring Unpaid Care Work by Women

What impact does unpaid labor have on women’s economic prospects? How can we support them?

Everyday Superheroes: Exploring Unpaid Care Work for Women | The Development Podcast

Slowdown and inflation

What Does Stagflation Mean?

Are we experiencing so-called stagflation? What does that mean for people?

Global economic Prospects

SMALLER STATES and ECONOMIC SHOCKS

The plight of small states and their vulnerability to shocks stemming from the pandemic, climate change, disruptions to tourism.

Why Have Smaller States Been Hit So Hard by Economic Shocks? | The Development Podcast

FRAGILITY, CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE

CONFRONTING CRISES AROUND THE WORLD

We explore the depth and breadth of fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) around the world.

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TRANSCRIPTS 📝 Voices of development in words and more

- On the Move: The Migration Challenge
- Spring Meetings 2023: Toward a New Era
- Everyday Superheroes: Exploring Unpaid Care Work by Women
- Challenges Without Borders: Confronting Crises Around the World
- Why Have Smaller States Been Hit So Hard by Economic Shocks?
- 2022 in Review: A Year of Uncertainty
- Why Are We Witnessing the Biggest Setback to Global Poverty Reduction in Decades?
- Highlights from the 2022 World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings
- From Coal to Clean Energy: Protecting People Through the Transition
- What Does Stagflation Mean for the Global Economy?
- Why Is the World Facing a Food Crisis?
- Highlights from the 2022 WBG-IMF Spring Meetings | Digital Revolution | Climate Action | Rising Fragility | Open Trade | Human Capital
- Women, Business, and the Law: Examining the Obstacles to Women’s Economic Inclusion
- How Crypto Technologies Could Revolutionize Development
- Entire Economies Could Be Held Hostage by Climate Change
- 'Absolutely Unacceptable' COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Developing Countries
- As COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Service Workers, Is the Informal Sector Increasing Global Inequality?

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