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Innovation in the air: using cable cars for urban transport
Photo: Andy Shuai Liu/World Bank Invented over a century ago for exploring mountainous regions, aerial cable cars have recently made an appearance in several big cities, where they are being used as...
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Why are energy subsidy reforms so unpopular?
It is well established in the economic literature that it’s the rich who benefit from the lion’s share of energy subsidies. Yet, it is often the poor and vulnerable who protest loudly against these...
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The Teaching Profession: What is the Dominican Republic Doing Right?
Children in the Dominican RepublicAlso available in Spanish | French Countries with the best education outcomes are those in which society places high value on the teaching profession. That value is...
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One Year After the Storms: Five Ideas for Building Back Stronger in the...
The Caribbean on the road to resilience One year after hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through the Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation and turmoil, the calm seems to have returned to the region...
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SMEs play starring role in the Dominican Republic
Aracelis owns a hair salon in Santo Domingo. Like all the other owners of the nearly 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Dominican Republic, she dreams about making her business...
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Guaranteeing water security, a priority for Central America
Corredor Seco, Honduras. Copyright: Angels Maso. World Bank. A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the "Federico Boquín" water treatment plant and dam in Tegucigalpa, one of the main...
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Evolution of school principal training: Lessons from Latin America
After teachers, principals are considered to be the most important school input to student learning. Photo: World Bank Addressing the global learning crisis requires improving the experience of young...
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The unequal burden for new mothers in the Caribbean
This blog is a part of a series using data from the Women, Business and the Law project. The data explores legal and regulatory challenges faced by women through different stages of their working...
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How a new insolvency regime increases opportunities for entrepreneurship in...
View from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / World BankPublished in digital portal El Dinero In the past, a company in the Dominican Republic facing financial difficulties, such as falling behind on...
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What's the cost of open government reforms? New tool can help you find out
Graphic: Nicholas Nam/World Bank Advocacy around open government reforms to date has largely revolved around the intrinsic value of transparency, accountability, and participation. In a...
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