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International Debt Statistics 2022

The International Debt Statistics (IDS) 2022 report features external debt statistics and analysis for the 123 low- and middle-income countries that report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System (DRS). It is part of a series that supports the World Bank’s broader agenda on debt transparency. Every year the IDS publication continues to improve data quality and coverage to promote the comprehensive disclosure of public and publicly guaranteed debt of low- and middle-income countries.

Annual Meetings Event: Growth in a Time of Crisis - What's Ahead for Developing Economies

Global growth is set to reach 5.6 percent in 2021, the strongest post-recession pace in 80 years, yet the recovery is expected to be highly unequal within and across countries. Additionally, the pandemic has amplified existing social and economic gaps. Can inclusive growth be sustained during and after this crisis?

Join us in a conversation with our distinguished panel as we explore actionable policy insights to support inclusive growth in developing economies.

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for the Summer of 2021

After a summer hiatus, the roundup blog of the Policy Research Working paper series is back. This blog is a bimonthly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series. This entry introduces seven papers published during the summer of 2021 (July-Mid September) on various topics, including gender, migration, COVID-19 and others. Here are the highlights of select findings.

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At Your Service? : The Promise of Services-Led Development
Throughout history, industrialization has been synonymous with development. However, the trend of premature deindustrialization and the spread of automation technologies associated with Industry 4.0 has raised concerns that the development model based on export-led manufacturing seen in East Asia will be harder for hitherto less industrialized countries to replicate in the future. Can services-led development be an alternative?
Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Despite legal and social advances in the past two decades, sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) people continue to face widespread discrimination and violence in many countries. This discrimination and violence lead to exclusion, which adversely impacts their lives, as well as the communities and economies in which they live. This report offers numerous policy recommendations to prevent and eliminate discriminatory practices and seeks to influence legislative changes and support research on institutions and regulations that can ultimately lead to poverty reduction and shared prosperity.
The Converging Technology Revolution and Human Capital : Potential and Implications for South Asia
The convergence of technological breakthroughs spanning biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science is driven by artificial intelligence, data flows, computing power, and connectivity. These breakthroughs can improve service delivery, productivity, and innovation, but they can also exacerbate inequalities and eliminate people’s agency and empowerment. This report analyzes these trends in the region, offering a comprehensive agenda to exploit the opportunities offered by converging technologies while minimizing the risks to vulnerable populations.
Development Research in Practice : The DIME Analytics Data Handbook
Development Research in Practice leads the reader through a complete empirical research project, providing links to continuously updated resources on the DIME Wiki as well as illustrative examples from the Demand for Safe Spaces study. The handbook is intended to train users of development data how to handle data effectively, efficiently, and ethically.
Ebb and Flow, Volume 1 : Water, Migration, and Development
Ebb and Flow, Volume 1. Water, Migration, and Development presents new global evidence to advance our understanding of how fluctuations in water availability, as induced by rainfall shocks, influence internal migration, and hence regional development. It finds that cumulative water deficits result in five times as much migration as water excess does.
Ebb and Flow, Volume 2 : Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
Ebb and Flow: Volume 2. Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa examines the links between water risks (harmful outcomes related to water, from droughts and floods to lack of sanitation), conflict, and forced displacement. It aims to better explain how to address the vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced persons and their host communities, and to identify water policy and investment responses.