Views from the ground — from unpaid workers to YouTube influencers
The latest edition of This Week in Development takes both a ground-level and 30,000-foot view of localization and the latest issues in development, ranging from unpaid workers in Nigeria to a YouTube ...
17 Nov 202338min
The hiccups in USAID's largest-ever project, and the nuances of migration
Ten years ago, the U.S. Agency for International Development unveiled the largest project in its history, hoping it would revolutionize health supply chains around the world to such an extent that it ...
10 Nov 202343min
Uncertainty over PEPFAR's future and controversy around UNRWA
The future of PEPFAR, the flagship United States global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives over the past couple of decades, hangs in the balance due to an ongoing political stalem...
2 Nov 202332min
An update on the EU's Global Gateway project, and OSF's reorganization
This week we attended SOCAP23 in San Francisco — a conference bringing together investors, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders to discuss how progress can be accelerated against the world’s tough...
27 Okt 202331min
Special episode: Debt crisis in the MENA region
Public debt across the Middle East and North Africa — or MENA — region is soaring. While debt vulnerability is a global phenomenon, recent data shows four MENA economies — Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Jor...
23 Okt 202348min
What comes after the World Bank summit, and EU countries overreport aid
In the latest episode of Devex’s podcast, we reflect on the World Bank annual meetings that took place in Marrakech, Morocco last week, and what reforms need to be made if the institution is to drive ...
20 Okt 202334min
Key takeaways from the World Bank Annual Meetings
This week Devex reporters traveled to Marrakech, Morocco, to report on the highly anticipated World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings. Ajay Banga, the World Bank’s new president, used t...
13 Okt 202329min
The US government avoids a shutdown, and the World Bank's big plan
Even though the U.S. government avoided a shutdown this week, serious concerns remain over whether lawmakers will be able to hammer out a federal budget for fiscal 2024 within the next 45 days, leavin...
6 Okt 202337min
