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Regional Economic Updates
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/development/publication/world-bank-regional-economic-updates
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Country Growth and Jobs Report
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/country-growth-and-jobs-report
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Emerging Market Insights
https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/emerging-market-insights
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Blogs
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Voices
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Development is how we compete, grow, and stay secure
Key to our approach is making job creation an explicit target.
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/development-is-how-we-compete-grow-and-stay-secure
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https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/development-is-how-we-compete-grow-and-stay-secure
Women in transportation, an advance that leads to change in Quito
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/women-transportation-advance-leads-change-quito
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The hidden jobs engine: unleashing the potential of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/hidden-jobs-engine-unleashing-the-potential-of-agriculture-in-sub-saharan-africa
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Artificial intelligence is transforming middle-class jobs. Can it also help the poor?
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/inteligencia-artificial-empleos-clase-media-pobres-america-latina
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Five reasons to get excited about the Bus Rapid Transit in Dakar, Senegal
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/five-reasons-get-excited-about-bus-rapid-transit-dakar-senegal
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Empowering youth with opportunities and jobs to end poverty
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/youth-transforming-africa/empowering-youth-with-opportunities-and-jobs-to-end-poverty
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Results Stories
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RESULTS BRIEF
Bend the Emissions Curve
In a Nutshell: Agri-processing adds value in Cote d’Ivoire’s cashew industry
By supporting targeted incentives, we have helped create over 18,321 jobs in Cote d’Ivoire’s cashew industry, of which 66% are held by women.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/agri-processing-adds-value-in-cote-d-ivoire-s-cashew-industry
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/agri-processing-adds-value-in-cote-d-ivoire-s-cashew-industry
On the Job: Expanding Economic Opportunities for Youth, Women, and Refugees in Jordan
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/on-the-job-expanding-economic-opportunities-for-youth-women-and-refugees-in-jordan
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Working to RAISE the Prospects of Bangladesh’s Youth and Migrants
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/working-to-raise-the-prospects-of-bangladesh-s-youth-and-migrants
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The Road to Better Jobs: Boosting Transit Connectivity in Kazakhstan
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/the-road-to-better-jobs-boosting-transit-connectivity-in-kazakhstan
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Hospitality Assured: MIGA Guarantees Boost Tourism Jobs in Africa
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/04/15/hospitality-assured-miga-guarantees-boost-tourism-jobs-in-africa
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Videos
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MIGA
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Bend the Emissions Curve
How World Bank Group Guarantees Help Create Jobs Around the World (MIGA)
From farms in Kyrgyzstan to electric buses in Senegal, the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform is delivering results by unlocking private investment to create quality jobs, boost trade, and build resilience.
https://www.miga.org/video/how-world-bank-group-guarantees-help-create-jobs-around-world
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https://www.miga.org/video/how-world-bank-group-guarantees-help-create-jobs-around-world
Institutions and Jobs: Insights from a Nobel Laureate James Robinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tdsld2poic
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New Roads Boost Jobs, Connectivity, and Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofBxOUOVaqs&t=40s
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Chocowarmi Chocolates: When women are enterprising, entire communities thrive
https://www.youtube.com.mcas.ms/watch?v=KCEdC-3h7-s
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The Main Enablers of Job Creation in Africa
https://www.linkedin.com.mcas.ms/posts/ethiopis-tafara-bb3b46145_jobs-jobcreation-ifcinafrica-ugcPost-7368217167084888065-mJ7S
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Featured Stories
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Immersive Story
Building Jobs and Futures: IDA in Africa
Building Jobs and Futures: IDA in Africa
Today’s workforce must be prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. That’s why IDA is helping African countries close the skills gap by equipping young people with the knowledge and training to thrive in fast-changing economies.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/10/14/building-jobs-and-futures-ida-in-africa
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/10/14/building-jobs-and-futures-ida-in-africa
Jobs: The Surest Way to Fight Poverty and Unlock Prosperity
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/04/17/jobs-the-surest-way-to-fight-poverty
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Creating Jobs, Improving Lives: East Asia and Pacific Success Stories
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/04/18/creating-jobs-improving-lives-east-asia-and-pacific-success-stories
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Delivering Jobs for People Living in Poverty
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/08/28/delivering-jobs-for-people-living-in-poverty
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Financing Change: Empowering Iraq’s Entrepreneurs
https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2025/financing-change-empowering-iraqs-entrepreneurs
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Energy Efficiency: Fast-Tracking Affordable Energy and Jobs
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/07/11/energy-efficiency-fast-tracking-affordable-energy-and-jobs
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Jobs: The Engine for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/09/30/jobs-the-engine-for-growth-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean
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Financing Change: Empowering Iraq’s Entrepreneurs
https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2025/financing-change-empowering-iraqs-entrepreneurs
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The Development Podcast
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Bend the Emissions Curve
Jobs: The Path to Prosperity | The Development Podcast
We hear from one young person about their journey into the world of work and what the World Bank Group is doing to help meet the stable employment aspirations of the developing world's fast-growing youth population.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/05/07/jobs-path-prosperity-employment-young-people-development-podcast
Listen Now
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/05/07/jobs-path-prosperity-employment-young-people-development-podcast
The impact of generative AI on jobs in Latin America (on joint ILO/World Bank research)
https://voices.ilo.org/podcast/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-jobs-in-latin-america
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Why Digital Transformation Matters
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/06/05/why-digital-transformation-matters-development-podcast
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Africa’s Pulse: Creating Jobs at Scale | People First Podcast
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/10/14/africa-pulse-creating-jobs-at-scale-people-first-podcast/
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Events
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World Bank Live
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Bend the Emissions Curve
AgriConnect: Farms, Firms, and Finance for Jobs
AgriConnect is the World Bank Group’s new initiative to turn small-scale farming into an engine of lasting growth, jobs, and food security. At this event, Ajay Banga will lay out the vision to reshape agribusiness to improve jobs and livelihoods.
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/annual-meetings-agriconnect-farms-firms-finance-for-jobs
Watch Online
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/annual-meetings-agriconnect-farms-firms-finance-for-jobs
The Future of Jobs: You Ask, We Answer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1quFe2loqA
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Jobs: The Pathway to Prosperity
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/spring-meetings-jobs-the-path-to-prosperity#About
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Unlocking Jobs in South Asia: AI & Trade
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/regional-economic-update-unlocking-jobs-in-south-asia
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