infoDev was a World Bank Group multi-donor program that supported entrepreneurs in developing economies. Founded in 1995 as an ICT-for-development research leader, infoDev transformed to become a ...

An expanded World Cup means 40 more matches in 2026, but the goal for each team is still the same: win the final one. While that goal is much more realistic for some than others, the start of the ...

Making inroads against corruption often requires determined efforts to overcome vested interests. Transparency and open governance are typically part of the story, but rarely the whole story. When ...

The U.S. Men's National Team kicked off its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on home turf at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay. It's the first time in 32 years ...

While important gains in reducing global poverty have been made steadily since 1998, the pace of this reduction had slowed considerably in recent years. It was becoming increasingly unrealistic to ...

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening ...