Key Product Series

• Policy Research Reports (PRRs)
  Results of World Bank research on development policy
• Policy Research Working Papers
  'Work in progress' findings encourage exchange of ideas on development
• World Development Reports
  Annual World Bank reports on key development topics
• Research Books
  Books on development economics by Bank researchers
• Global Monitoring Report
  Annual Bank-IMF reports on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals
• World Development Indicators
  The World Bank's annual compilation of data about development
• Global Economic Prospects
  Annual reports (fall/winter) with global economic forecasts and topical chapters
• Global Development Finance Annual reports (spring) with global economic forecasts and topical chapters
• World Bank Journals
  World Bank Economic Review & World Bank Research Observer

News & Events

Featured Articles
Links to World Bank feature stories related to development research and data published on this website.

Press Releases
A list of all World Bank press releases related to development research and data, with links to language translations and related websites.

Bank Conferences on Development Economics

The most recent Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) was held in Cape Town, South Africa, June 9-11 on the theme "People, Politics and Globalization". Story, June 18

Other Events
A list of other recent and forthcoming events associated with development research at the World Bank.