(Cairo, 10 February 2026) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, launched a high-level training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capacity Building for Policymakers, bringing together senior government officials, regulators, and representatives from key national institutions at UNDP Egypt’s premi...
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water pollution and restoring rivers and canals in Dhaka and surrounding areas.The Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Program will strengt...
Real household income per capita in the OECD again rose by 0.3% in Q3 2025, while still lagging behind growth in real GDP per capita of 0.5%. Both figures are unchanged from the previous quarter.Download in PDF (data tables included)Real household income per capita in the OECD again rose by 0.3% in Q3 2025, while still lagging behind growth in real GDP per...
A UN Trade and Development report examines why services growth in the world’s poorest countries has yet to deliver broader development.Services are now a key source of growth and jobs in least developed countries.Most service jobs remain low-productivity and informal, limiting income gains.Weak links to industry, exports, and technology hold back developm...
The need to scale finance for climate adaptation and resilience has never been greater, as climate-related impacts continue to accelerate in frequency and severity. The current supply of resilience-building capital is not keeping pace with the rising costs of climate impacts. Unlocking the volume of capital required will depend on our ability to measure wh...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) hosted its inaugural ASEAN Connectivity Day in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together public and private sector stakeholders to advance cross-border energy connectivity and private capital mobilization across ASEAN.The inaugural Connectivity Day convened policymakers, financial institutions and infrastructure specia...
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2026 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $50 million in financing to boost Nepal’s digital public infrastructure and digitize public services, fundamentally changing how services are delivered to the people.The Nepal Digital Transformation Project will invest in digital platforms includin...
Food security policy across the Asia-Pacific is shifting from high-level commitments toward actions, as APEC economies advance concrete measures to reduce food loss and waste, strengthen supply chains and scale digital innovation in agriculture.At their meeting in Guangzhou, food security and agricultural officials reviewed progress and examined a range of...
Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the 2026 AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies in AlUla, Saudi ArabiaAl salam Alaikum! Welcome everyone! Let me thank Minister Al-Jadaan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for once again hosting this fantastic conference in AlUla. We launched this conference last year in recognit...
To make sure that countries know exactly what they’re buying and selling, and how any tariffs might apply, the world developed a uniform system for classifying goods.As Uzbekistan prepares for its impending accession to the World Trade Organization, their customs officials received extensive training on how this classification system works. While it ...
