Ethiopia is transforming from an import-dependent market into a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub. After becoming the 9th African nation to reach WHO Maturity Level 3, local production now exceeds 40% of medicine supply. This WBG feature examines how regulation, the Kilinto Special Economic Zone, and research at AHRI and CDT-Africa are driving jobs, exports, and health sovereignty.
Continue readingThere is a bridge in northeastern Madagascar that you probably haven’t heard of, yet it probably has brought some joy into your life. It is about 140 meters long, with a three-meter-wide traffic lane and a one-meter-wide sidewalk. By any global measure, it is unremarkable. No tourists photograph it. It is not the kind of place that shows up on Instagram feeds, and no travel guidebook mentions it.
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2026, Municipalities and waste management companies can use digital tools to improve service reliability, reduce operating costs, strengthen recycling systems, and make better investment decisions, according to a new World Bank Group report, Waste, Reimagined: Practical Guidance for Digitalizing Waste Management.
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Dutch entrepreneurs looking to expand globally through International Financial Institutions (IFIs), the strategic partnership between the RVO Team International Organisations (TIO) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington D.C. (WAS) offers a vital support network. TIO serves as the primary point of contact for initial advice on a wide range of institutions—including the IADB, ADB, AfDB, and UN—while the WAS team specializes in providing in-depth guidance for DC-based organizations like the World Bank Group and IADB. Together, they ensure that the Dutch private sector is well-positioned to navigate the complex landscape of international procurement and partnership.
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Central banks are among the most data-dense public institutions. As they modernize digital payments and financial supervision, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled analytics and supervisory technology (SupTech) enable them to draw connections across the large datasets they hold. In doing so, these tools expand central banks’ ability to infer information about legal entities and individuals beyond what is directly contained in any single dataset.
The 2026 World Bank Group/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. marked a pivotal moment for global water policy with the launch of the “Water Forward: Driving Jobs and Prosperity” flagship initiative. This high-level event, held on April 15, 2026, repositioned water security not merely as a humanitarian goal, but as a fundamental prerequisite for economic stability and job creation.
The transition toward sustainable urban transport is accelerating through a powerful synergy between Dutch technical expertise and global financial backing. Recent workshops in Bandung, Indonesia, and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—organized through the ACTIVE program, a Dutch government initiative—demonstrate how targeted knowledge exchange can strengthen major international investments, including those of the World Bank Group (WBG).
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