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探秘《世界发展指标》：我们如何选择指标？

1 month ago | blogs.worldbank.org | Matthew Welch |Brian A. Stacy |Divyanshi Wadhwa |Umar Serajuddin

世界发展指标（简称WDI）是跨国时间序列发展统计数据的主要来源。《世界发展指标》涵盖 217 个经济体的近 1500 项指标。自从在《1978年世界发展报告》中作为一组不起眼的表格首次亮相以来，《世界发展指标》已有了显著发展。随着时间的推移，《世界发展指标》已成为一项开放的、易访问的资源，其用户遍布全球，既有经济学家、政策制定者和社会科学家，也有卫生、贫困、气候、教育等不同领域的从业人员。《世界发展指标》特别有价值的一点是其指标覆盖的质量、相关性和广度，方便用户进行跨国比较，长期分析可上溯至上世纪60 年代，并可进行快速的政策核查。然而，随着全球发展挑战的日益多样化和数据产生的不断扩大，《世界发展指标》中可能纳入的指标清单也在扩大。从能源和数字接入到专业化劳动力市场统计数据，《世界发展指标》每年都会收到更多可能纳入的指标。归根结底，这是一个我们的数据和知识体系发展的机遇。但是，无节制的扩展也存在质量下降或使用户感到困惑的风险。...
Is Artificial Intelligence the future of farming? Exploring opportunities and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

1 month ago | blogs.worldbank.org | Chakib Jenane
Capital markets: The new frontier for SME financing

2 months ago | blogs.worldbank.org | Tatiana Didier |Ana Fiorella Carvajal

Access to alternative financing sources is particularly critical in turbulent times, when bank credit might tighten, leaving SMEs exposed to shocks. Today, capital-market financing for SMEs is almost non-existent in most EMDEs. Capital markets have more significance for SMEs in High-Income Countries (HICs) and a few EMDEs.
Juan Pablo Uribe

2 months ago | blogs.worldbank.org | Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo Uribe, MD, is the Global Director for Health Nutrition and Population at the World Bank and Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women Children and Adolescents (GFF). Previously, Mr. Uribe was the CEO of Healthcare Providers for United Healthcare/Banmédica for Chile and Peru and served from 2018 to 2019 as Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia.
Building resilience to address Afghanistan's food security crisis

Dec 23, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Faris Hadad-Zervos |Dina Umali-Deininger

In Afghanistan, intensifying droughts and floods due to climate change are damaging crops, disrupting supply chains, and increasing food prices. Such climatic shocks—coupled with economic instability and conflict—are worsening food insecurity.
Understanding User Experience to Promote the Digitalization of Cash Transfers in Ecuador

Dec 18, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Douglas Randall |Luz Stella Rodriguez-Novoa |Fiorella Risso Brandon

A recent World Bank study reveals the experiences and challenges of families receiving social transfer payments in Ecuador, illustrating how to orient the financial sector towards the needs of the most vulnerable.
Taking collective action against gender-based violence in the Middle East & North Africa

Dec 9, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Ousmane Dione |Paul Noumba Um |Nadir Mohammed |Fadia Saadah |Meskerem Brhane
Going to the root of inequality to end gender-based violence

Dec 6, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Mamta Murthi

At the World Bank Group, we have ramped up our efforts to address and prevent GBV 10-fold in since 2012. We can and will do more. This is why we have made ending GBV and building human capital the first pillar of our new Gender Strategy.
Reduce Violence Against Women in Peru Through Evidence-Based Policies

Dec 6, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Erica Field |Javier Romero Haaker |Julie Chambers |Giselle Marie Bello |Greta Granados de Orbegoso

In Peru, half of the women report having been victims of some form of violence by their partners, and 59 percent of Peruvians show tolerance towards violence against women, as reported by the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES). Addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in Peru requires more than awareness—it demands evidence-based action.
Ensuring women’s safety: data insights on gender-based violence legislation and policies

Dec 5, 2024 | blogs.worldbank.org | Siyi Wang |Marina Elefante |Anna Tabitha Bonfert

Laws and policies are essential to address violence against women. Global data from Women, Business and the Law reveal that comprehensive laws on child marriage, sexual harassment, domestic violence and femicide are lacking in more than 90 percent of economies. Even when laws addressing violence against women are in place, they may not be supported by policies to implement them.