Food prices climb as conflicts and El Niño tighten grain supplies John BaffesDawit MekonnenKaltrina Temaj November 12, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/food-prices-climb-as-conflicts-and-el-nino-tighten-grain-supplie This blog post is part of a special series based on the October 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook, a report published by the World Bank Group. This series features concise summaries of commodity-specific sections extracted from the report. Explore the full report here. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/1c9dc022-37f3-4d4f-95be-1e353b232a8c/content

Turning Sub-Saharan Africa’s cities into job engines Paschal Donohoe November 09, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/turning-sub-saharan-africa-s-cities-into-job-engines Recent visits to South Africa and Ghana brought home to me the scale of Africa’s urban development opportunity. In Johannesburg and Accra, I saw fast-growing cities, teeming with ambition, innovation, and young people looking to build better lives. Their challenges are significant, but so, too, is their potential to create jobs and drive growth.

Better data first, then AI: Making aid work harder for people Gallina Andronova VinceletteHisham Abdo KahinLisandro MartinHaishan Fu November 11, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/better-data-first--then-ai--making-aid-work-harder-for-people Imagine a minister of finance preparing for a budget review. They pick one line, say primary health care, in a single province, and see every activity financed there: a multilateral loan, two bilateral grants and a foundation-funded program. For each one, they can follow the money further: which donor or country provides it, which agency channels it, which ministry or NGO implements it, which districts receive it, and how much was already committed and spent. They notice that three funders are active in one district, while none in the neighboring, and take that evidence to the next donor coordination meeting.

International Debt Report 2026 Developing Countries’ External Debt Surges to Record $9.4 Trillion (+...)

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Raising Revenue Right : A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization (English)

Raising Revenue Right : A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization (English) Raising revenue right is a defining challenge for emerging market and developing economies. Tax systems must do three things well: mobilize sufficient revenue to finance public goods and social protection, limit efficiency distortions, and ensure that the tax-and-transfer system is fair. This report presents an integrated framework to help policy makers identify the best balance between efficiency and fairness for raising a given amount of revenue—referred... https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099025509162610059

World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (English)

World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (English) The World Development Report 2026 assesses what artificial intelligence (AI), as a general-purpose technology, means for 5.6 billion people living in low- and middle-income countries and how it could address development challenges that have resisted solutions for decades. Advancing the AI frontier that relies on semiconductors, data centers, AI-ready training data, and top-level research talent is out of reach for most developing countries in the... https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099090426145520570

Gobernanza para el Clima y el Desarrollo : Perspectivas de los Informes sobre Clima y Desarrollo del Grupo Banco Mundial para 103 Economías - Mensajes Clave (Spanish)

https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099110426213036034?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_ES_EXT&deliveryName=DM293405 Este informe sintetiza los hallazgos de los Informes de Clima y Desarrollo de los Países del Grupo del Banco Mundial que abarcan 103 economías, examinando cómo los países pueden alinear la acción climática con las prioridades de desarrollo. Destaca los riesgos climáticos para el crecimiento económico, el empleo, los medios de vida y la reducción de la pobreza, al tiempo que demuestra los beneficios de la adaptación y el desarrollo de bajas emisiones...