The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank’s premier compilation of international statistics on global development. Drawing from officially recognized sources and including national, regional, and global estimates, the WDI provides access to almost 1,600 indicators for 217 economies, with some time series extending back more than 50 years.

The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals is a visual guide to the trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Atlas features maps and data visualizations, primarily drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people’s lives.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published a video explaining what smart contracts are and how they can increase transparency in business.

According to the report, major challenges for Central Asia include “further improving the adequacy of legal and regulatory frameworks, strengthening the independence and capacity of financial regulators, … introducing modern risk management and corporate governance practices.”
The full report in English is available at: https://www.ebrd.com/news/publications/transition-report/transition-report-201819.html
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In this Pocket Economics podcast, Mr Owen Barder, Vice President at the Center for Global Development, discusses its current goals and challenges of the development finance with Jonathan Charles.