Publicación: Industrial Policy for Development: Approaches in the 21st Century © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/9f8098d5-fa1f-4c1b-97b5-f04262818bb3 Amidst slower global growth, a shifting labor market, and rising protectionism, governments around the world are increasingly turning to a once controversial policy. Industrial policy—the range of policy tools governments use to shape what an economy produces, rather than leaving it to markets alone—is back with a vengeance. Contrary to recent headlines, advanced economies are not the heaviest users of industrial policy. As this report documents, developing economies use it more intensively. New data show that total business subsidies among upper-middle-income economies now average 4.2 percent of GDP—the highest on record. Middle-income economies have higher average import tariffs and more dispersion of tariffs across individual products compared to high-income economies—evidence of stronger targeted protection of certain industries. A review of the latest national development plans across 183 economies finds that low-income economies target growth in 13 industries on average, more than twice the number in high-income economies. This report offers the first comprehensive guide to industrial policy for development in the 21st century, distinctive in four respects: it covers 15 policy tools—well beyond the existing literature's focus on tariffs and subsidies; it provides practical guidance on design and implementation, including how to target industries and design effective institutions; it draws on new evidence from more than 60 economies; and it identifies targeted approaches for governments using industrial policy to pursue specific goals, from earning foreign exchange and creating jobs to reducing pollution and strengthening security and resilience. © 2026 World Bank Group,

Publicación: What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management Toward Circularity until 2050 © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/8f74a308-a490-4743-8cd4-9539fd8c3f52 What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series, following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier publications and provides a global reference dataset on municipal solid waste in the context of a transition toward circularity, drawing on the most recent publicly accessible data from 217 countries and economies and 262 cities. This edition consolidates data on waste generation, composition, collection, treatment, and disposal, and presents trends by region and income group. It also includes information on legislation, institutional arrangements, plastics management, private sector participation, employment, environmental impacts, and the costs and financing of municipal waste services. © 2026 World Bank Group,

Publicación: Infrastructure Foundations: From Current Assets to Future Growth © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/c35564b6-20e5-4606-a9df-d5735f8481d3 Infrastructure lies at the heart of development. Reliable energy systems, efficient transport networks, and robust digital connectivity are essential for economic growth, job creation, social inclusion, and resilience. They connect people to employment clusters and markets, enable firms to compete and innovate, and allow societies to deliver basic services—from health and education to water and sanitation—at scale. Yet across much of the developing world, large gaps in infrastructure access and quality persist, even as fiscal space remains constrained and investment needs continue to grow. © 2026 World Bank Group,

© 2026 World Bank Group, Development is security: The case for IDA in an unstable world Akihiko Nishio May 27, 2026 This page in: English Español العربية

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/development-is-security-the-case-for-ida-in-an-unstable-world Last month, I sat in a room in Lyon, France, alongside President Macron, health ministers, and global leaders for the G7 One Health Summit. One thing kept coming up in the room and across the two-day summit, panel after panel, in the corridors, and over dinner in Lyon and beyond: the link between development and security. © 2026 World Bank Group,

World Bank Group Debars China National Technical Import & Export Corporation © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/05/27/world-bank-group-debars-china-national-technical-import-export-corporation WASHINGTON, May 27, 2026—The World Bank Group today announced the 18-month debarment with conditional release of China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC), a Beijing, People’s Republic of China-based state-owned enterprise that specializes in technology trade, engineering, and project contracting. The sanction was imposed in connection with fraudulent practices affecting three World Bank-financed projects: the National Transmission Modernization I Project in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Enhancement and Strengthening of Power Transmission Network in Eastern Region Project in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and the Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy Project in the Republic of Maldives. © 2026 World Bank Group,

New World Bank Project will Help Transform Ukraine's Social Protection System © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/05/28/new-world-bank-project-will-help-transform-ukraines-social-protection-system WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a social protection project for Ukraine that will provide assistance to more than one million people. Specifically, the project will support Ukraine's government in implementing a comprehensive package of reforms to modernize social assistance through a new system that links cash beneficiaries to employment and social service support, helping them to have greater access to jobs. The project will help transform social services financing and delivery and introduce a modern disability support system aligned with European Union standards. © 2026 World Bank Group,

Industrial Policy for Development Amidst slower global growth, a shifting labor market, and rising protectionism, governments are increasingly turning to a once controversial tool—industrial policy. Date & Time June 02, 2026 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM ET Location World Bank Headquarters (Room MC 13-121) and Online © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2026/06/02/industrial-policy-for-development Amidst slower global growth, a shifting labor market, and rising protectionism, governments around the world are increasingly turning to a once controversial policy. Industrial policy—the range of policy tools governments use to shape what an economy produces, rather than leaving it to markets alone—is back with a vengeance. Contrary to recent headlines, advanced economies are not the heaviest users of industrial policy. Developing economies use it more intensively. New evidence reveals notable differences across income groups in the scale of business subsidies, the structure of import tariffs, and the breadth of industries targeted in national development plans. In this talk, report co-authors Ana Margarida Fernandes and Tristan Reed will provide a deep dive into Industrial Policy for Development: Approaches in the 21st Century, which offers the first comprehensive guide to industrial policy for development in the 21st century. The report is distinctive in four respects: it covers 15 policy tools—well beyond the existing literature's focus on tariffs and subsidies; it provides practical guidance on design and implementation, including how to target industries and design effective institutions; it draws on new evidence from more than 60 economies; and it identifies targeted approaches for governments using industrial policy to pursue specific goals, from earning foreign exchange and creating jobs to reducing pollution and strengthening security and resilience. © 2026 World Bank Group,