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From Slums to Sustainable Cities
World Urban Forum, taking place on November 3-6 in China, mulls development challenges of rapidly urbanizing world.
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Keeping Bird Flu at Bay
Rapid global response and “luck” may have kept a virulent strain of avian flu from spreading this year.
Agriculture, as a Development Priority
Can innovations in farming help solve the food crisis? The latest edition of Development Outreach magazine looks at agriculture and the food crisis.
Global Financial Slowdown and Developing Countries
The World Bank stands ready to double lending to help countries weather the food, fuel and financial crises.
Oct 30, 2008—New report takes stock of World Bank Group progress on governance and anticorruption
"...the financial crisis and collapse of global stock markets seem far away--but Mongolia will be sharply affected"
Bangladesh: Energy and Development
Unreliable power supply costs the country up to 2% in GDP
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