2024 summer edition

Look back at this year’s must reads If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( ICYMI: Summer Reads 2024 [ICYMI: Summer Reads 2024] As summer enters its final weeks, for your reading pleasure we look back at some of our most popular blogs and stories so far this year. [The Global Economy in Five Charts]( [The Global Economy in Five Charts]( [The global economy is stabilizing but the outlook remains subdued by historical standards. These charts lay out what to expect.]( [LEARN MORE]( [How Can Private Capital Help Tackle Plastics Pollution? ]( [How Can Private Capital Help Tackle Plastics Pollution?]( [Nearly 1.7 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans. A World Bank Outcome Bond mobilizes private capital to support plastic collection and recycling projects.]( [READ STORY]( [First Global Poverty Estimates Through 2022]( [First Global Poverty Estimates Through 2022]( [The Poverty and Inequality Platform update earlier this year was the first to report global poverty figures for 2020-2022. How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact extreme poverty?]( [FIND OUT]( [Why Climate-Resilient Irrigation Is a Game Changer]( [Why Climate-Resilient Irrigation Is a Game Changer]( [More—and better managed—climate-resilient irrigation will help feed the planet with available water, strengthen livelihoods, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and so much more.]( [VIEW STORY]( [Global Repercussions of the Red Sea Shipping Crisis]( [Global Repercussions of the Red Sea Shipping Crisis]( [The Red Sea, a conduit for 30 percent of the world's container traffic, has been facing an unprecedented shipping crisis. What are the implications for the shipping industry, environment, and global economy?]( [SEE CHARTS]( [Accelerating Universal Electricity Access: Lessons from Rwanda]( [Accelerating Universal Electricity Access: Lessons from Rwanda]( [Rwanda has increased its electricity access to 75 percent from 6 percent in just 15 years. Here are six things other countries can take away from its experience.]( [LEARN MORE]( News [IDB, World Bank, and CAF Unite to Generate Knowledge and Support Security Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean]( [The World Bank Raises USD 6.5 Billion in Dual-Tranche Sustainable Development Bond Transaction with Record Order Book]( [World Bank Mobilizes Euro 2.5 Billion for Sustainable Development from Globally Diversified Investors]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](