Open Forum: Have Your Say on Development!
World Bank Open Forum: On October 7-8, the world's financial leaders will be in Washington, D.C., working together to find solutions to the most pressing issues in the wake of the financial crisis....
View ArticlePakistan, A Bittersweet Homecoming
Speaking with colleague Ahsan Tehsin, who worked on the Bank's damage and needs assessment for Pakistan.I have always had a desire to work in a developing country and have felt a pull towards Pakistan...
View ArticleThe Mouse that Severed the Red Tape from Guruvayoor Municipality in Kerala,...
When 150 marriages are solemnized in a day within 60 minutes in the same venue, the challenges are not just with the brides and grooms to stick to their own soul mates, but also to the municipal...
View ArticleMore Bang for the Buck
Back in the mid-1980s, India's then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi lamented that out of every rupee spent on welfare schemes, only 15 paise reached the poor. More than a quarter of a century later, the...
View ArticleHow We See It Matters
Leading newspapers in Bangladesh on July 10, 2013 sensationally headlined the survey findings from Transparency International (TI)'s Global Corruption Barometer 2013. Approximately 1,000 people from...
View ArticleSri Lanka needs critical minds for critical times!
Every year, May 3rd is marked around the globe as World Press Freedom Day. This year UNESCO has declared the theme “Critical Minds for Critical Times”. Recently, Sri Lanka joined the ranks of nations...
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