# @world bank (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover @world bank. Page: Feed: --- ## [MDB & UN Consultant Jobs — August 21, 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/mdb-and-un-consultant-jobs-august-406) _2026-08-21 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, AIIB, UN and more. ## [Uganda Doesn’t Need a Miracle to Turn into Singapore. It Needs Discipline](https://www.c-news.ug/opinion/discipline-uganda-development-202608) _2026-08-19 · ROTARIAN DEO KALIKUMUTIMA · C-News_ Uganda has fertile land, natural resources, a youthful population and an entrepreneurial spirit. So why does so much of its potential remain unrealised? Rotarian Deo Kalikumutima argues that the missing ingredient may be something deceptively simple: discipline. ## [How much does the World Bank President get paid in 2026?](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/how-much-does-the-world-bank-president-6b6) _2026-08-18 · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ And how it compares to the IMF, ADB, and IADB ## [Multilateral Development Bank Jobs — 17 August 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/multilateral-development-bank-jobs-d8e) _2026-08-17 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, IMF and more. ## ["Why poor countries cant escape their debts"](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/why-poor-countries-cant-escape-their) _2026-08-14 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ My latest, cross-posted from Impakter ## [MDB & UN Consultant Jobs — August 14, 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/mdb-and-un-consultant-jobs-august-61e) _2026-08-14 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, AIIB, UN and more. ## [The end of “post-apartheid South Africa” and the birth of normal and better politics](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-end-of-post-apartheid-south-africa) _2026-08-14 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ So far the rainbow nation has been a sterling example of reconciliation and peaceful decolonization. Now the hard work of doing normal bare-knuckle pro-growth politics must begin. ## [The Development Bank That Left Asia](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/the-development-bank-that-left-asia) _2026-08-12 · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ AIIB signed its first South African loan in August, $500 million for municipal water and power. Seven months into Zou Jiayi's presidency, an Asian bank is hiring for work that is not in Asia. ## [A new Brady debt plan has already failed](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/a-new-brady-debt-plan-has-already) _2026-08-10 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ “I’ve got a house that’s a show place/still I cant get no place with you” ## [Multilateral Development Bank Jobs — 10 August 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/multilateral-development-bank-jobs-043) _2026-08-10 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, IMF and more. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G2I5LfyvMkvU) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [MDB & UN Consultant Jobs — August 7, 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/mdb-and-un-consultant-jobs-august) _2026-08-07 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, AIIB, UN and more. ## [Here’s The Missing Link in Uganda’s Electric Vehicle Revolution](https://www.c-news.ug/news/uganda-electric-vehicle-transition-readiness-202608) _2026-08-05 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ Uganda has many of the ingredients needed for an electric vehicle revolution: clean electricity, critical battery minerals and a growing market for electric motorcycles. But new research warns that without better coordination, charging infrastructure and clearer policies, the country's ambitious transition could stall before it reaches ordinary ## [World Bank Salaries: What You Need to Know for 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/world-bank-salaries-what-you-need-d71) _2026-08-05 · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ The World Bank has just published its new salary scales for FY2027. ## [How the International Monetary Fund Strangles Africa](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/how-the-international-monetary-fund) _2026-08-04 · Grieve Chelwa · Africa Watch_ Why African countries keep returning to Washington — a conversation on Hot FM Zambia ## [How does the World Bank propose to rebuild Venezuela ?](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/how-does-the-world-bank-propose-to) _2026-08-03 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ “Whirl is king” — McGuane ## [Multilateral Development Bank Jobs — 3 August 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/multilateral-development-bank-jobs-548) _2026-08-03 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, IMF and more. ## [MDB & UN Consultant Jobs — July 31, 2026](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/mdb-and-un-consultant-jobs-july-31) _2026-07-31 · Rob Johnsen · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Fresh listings from the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, AIIB, UN and more. ## [Why Uganda’s electric vehicle revolution is slowing down](https://www.c-news.ug/news/electric-mobility-202607) _2026-07-29 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ Ugandans are ready to embrace electric vehicles, but high upfront costs, limited charging infrastructure and scarce financing threaten to slow the transition. New research suggests affordability, not demand, is the biggest hurdle. ## [MDB Salaries in 2026: The Numbers You Want to See](https://www.mdbjobs.com/p/mdb-salaries-in-2026-the-numbers) _2026-07-29 · Multilateral Development Bank Jobs_ Updated pay bands for ADB, AfDB, IDB, IDB Invest, EIB, EBRD and IsDB ## [Book Review (3/26): The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise (by Pritish Behuria)](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/book-review-326-the-political-economy) _2026-07-28 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ On developmentalist state-building and its impacts on business-state relations. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sXJi14jAeubC) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Some MAGAts dont need to be paid](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/some-magats-dont-need-to-be-paid) _2026-07-27 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ Seventeen months ago, I argued \[1\] that the Trump regime would let tariffs, spending cuts, and changes in institutions, regulations, and laws, as planned under Project 2025, fall wherever they happened. ## [Gulliver’s Travels, Microfinance and the Invention of Tradition](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/gullivers-travels-microfinance-and) _2026-07-27 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Rich countries achieved growth first, then came mass credit ## [The Measurement Was Harder Than the Model](https://kovashikawa.github.io/ai/projects/distilling-bls-agent/) _2026-07-27 · {"name"=\>nil, "avatar"=\>"/assets/images/selfie.jpeg", "bio"=\>"AI Engineer @ FUSE. Previously macro quant @ JGP. MIT MicroMasters. Washington, DC.", "location"=\>"Washington DC", "email"=\>nil, "links"=\>\[{"label"=\>"Email", "icon"=\>"fas fa-fw fa-envelope-square"}, {"label"=\>"Website", "icon"=\>"fas fa-fw fa-link"}, {"label"=\>"Twitter", "icon"=\>"fab fa-fw fa-twitter-square"}, {"label"=\>"Facebook", "icon"=\>"fab fa-fw fa-facebook-square"}, {"label"=\>"GitHub", "icon"=\>"fab fa-fw fa-github", "url"=\>"https://github.com/kovashikawa"}, {"label"=\>"LinkedIn", "icon"=\>"fab fa-fw fa-linkedin", "url"=\>"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkovashikawa/"}\]} · Rafael Kovashikawa_ I distilled a 1.7B model into a BLS tool-calling agent. Six measurement mistakes in a row, a val-loss trap that was a config bug, a fix that came from changing what the model says rather than how it trains, and a lesson about what happens when your test failures and your usability requirements overlap. ## [UETCL, UEDCL: Kampala’s Blackouts May Soon Be History](https://www.c-news.ug/news/gkma-power-upgrade-202607) _2026-07-23 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ Power companies say Kampala's electricity upgrade is more than 90% complete, but consumers are still enduring planned outages. They argue the short-term disruptions are necessary to build a stronger grid capable of supporting a fast-growing city and connecting thousands of new customers. ## [Uganda’s Biggest Export Problem? Finding Buyers. Here’s Why.](https://www.c-news.ug/business/ugandas-biggest-export-problem-finding-buyers-heres-why-202607) _2026-07-23 · TIMOTHY NSUBUGA · C-News_ KAMPALA – Ugandan exporters will spend the next four months preparing for a rare opportunity: meeting international buyers face-to-face and trying to convince them that their products are reliable enough for global markets. That opportunity will come during the Uganda Connect International Buyers’ Week, scheduled for November 9 to 15, 2026, at the Speke Resort \[...\] ## [What 27,000 Clients Say About the World Bank](https://www.c-news.ug/business/world-bank-trust-survey-202607) _2026-07-22 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ The World Bank's latest global opinion survey shows trust in the institution has reached its highest level in a decade. But nearly half of respondents say corruption remains the biggest obstacle to successful development, highlighting the gap between funding projects and delivering real change. ## [Is Uganda Spending on What Matters? Makerere Opens Budget Debate](https://www.c-news.ug/news/makerere-budget-debate-202607) _2026-07-21 · MUHAMMAD JJUMBA · C-News_ Makerere University academics have launched an annual National Budget Breakfast Meeting, arguing that Uganda's budget should be judged not only by how much money is allocated but by whether it improves people's lives. The initiative seeks to revive the university's role in shaping national policy through evidence-based public debate. ## [Minister Balaam Crackdown Puts PDM Under Pressure](https://www.c-news.ug/news/balaam-pdm-crackdown-202607) _2026-07-20 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ As Minister Balaam Barugahara intensifies inspections across Uganda, the government says the Parish Development Model is boosting agricultural production. But rising food imports and allegations of ghost beneficiaries raise a tougher question: is PDM creating wealth for households or exposing weaknesses in how public money is managed? ## [Microfinance 2040: The Architecture of Global Control](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/microfinance-2040-the-architecture) _2026-07-20 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Invisible trust economy provides refuge for Global South ## [Balaam Tours: RDCs Put on Notice Over Failed Project Corruption](https://www.c-news.ug/news/rdcs-failed-projects-corruption-202607) _2026-07-17 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda has ordered RDCs to closely track government projects, expose corruption and report officials who fail to deliver. The real test is whether the new pressure will turn abandoned projects, ghost workers and sold public jobs into action rather than another round of warnings. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9TGkB03UV9F8) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Why is it so difficult (and crazy expensive) to fly within Africa?](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/why-is-it-so-difficult-and-crazy) _2026-07-16 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ Thinking through the economics and politics of connectivity over a vast continent ## [Can a Shs 1.3m per kilo Coffee Sale Change What Ugandan Farmers Earn?](https://www.c-news.ug/business/uganda-coffee-auction-202607) _2026-07-16 · ROBERT SPIN MUKASA · C-News_ A kilogram of Ugandan coffee has sold for an astonishing $350.02 at an international auction, raising hopes that quality—not quantity—could redefine what the country's farmers earn. But can one record-breaking sale transform Uganda's coffee industry? ## [The Cold War origins of microfinance](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/the-cold-war-origins-of-microfinance) _2026-07-13 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ ‘This is a credit program, not a solution to poverty’ ## [What do the IMF and the World Bank owe Venezuela ?](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/what-do-the-imf-and-the-world-bank-6d8) _2026-07-07 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ John McIntire ## [IFC to end global microfinance consumer protection, source says](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/ifc-to-end-global-microfinance-consumer) _2026-07-03 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Decision follows management ruling that policy not broken in Cambodia ## [The mechanics of building strong states in 21st century Africa](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-mechanics-of-building-strong) _2026-07-03 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ On models of state-building and their applicability to the African context ## [Triodos Impact-Investing Mask Conceals a Profit Machine](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/triodos-impact-investing-mask-conceals) _2026-06-29 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Q&A with Triodos on Mexico interest rates, impact claims, Cambodia/IFC ## [How Sahelian (and African) militaries can get better at fighting and winning wars](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/how-sahelian-and-african-militaries) _2026-06-23 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ African states will continue to struggle against non-state armed actors unless the region’s militaries undertake significant organizational and technological reforms. ## [Always be closing](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/always-be-closing) _2026-06-22 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ On the false philanthropy of the AI barons ## [The Dark Side of Remittances: Eritrea, Cambodia, Myanmar](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/the-dark-side-of-remittances-eritrea) _2026-06-22 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Diaspora taxes and microfinance collateral ## [CGAP stuck in echo chamber on microcredit](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/cgaps-wishful-thinking-on-microcredit) _2026-06-15 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ External review lacking on latest two-year study ## [Book Review (2/26): How Africa Works by Joe Studwell](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/book-review-226-how-africa-works) _2026-06-12 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ On the past and future of African growth and development ## [India central bank to curtail smartphone locking by digital lenders](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/india-central-bank-to-curtail-smartphone) _2026-06-11 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Lenders to be allowed to disable devices they financed ## [Facing reality on the debts of poor countries](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/facing-reality-on-the-debts-of-poor) _2026-06-10 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ Don’t say I never warned you ## [Fraud and Corruption in Development](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/fraud-and-corruption-in-development) _2026-06-04 · The Dark Side of Development_ By Duncan Smith, former senior investigator at the European Investment Bank, the World Bank and the UK's Serious Fraud Office ## [A caution against faddist approaches to industrial policy (the old industrial policy rules still apply)](https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/a-caution-against-faddist-approaches) _2026-05-29 · Ken Opalo · An Africanist Perspective_ It’s a good thing that World Bank is finally OK with industrial policy, but policymakers shouldn’t let themselves be constrained by the coming prescriptive “best practices.” ## [The Board of Peace is not the only problem at the World Bank](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/the-board-of-peace-is-not-the-only) _2026-05-28 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ I thought that Mieko Nishimizu had retired the lifetime award for “highest ratio of vapid ambition to genuine accomplishment in an international organization” but she must accept second place (for now; this is a race in which the competition will always be fierce). ## [Trauma Porn: How We Learned to Buy Someone Else's Hell](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/trauma-porn-how-we-learned-to-buy) _2026-05-27 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Chinese computer game mimics plight of forced cyberscammers ## [A brief economics quiz](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/a-brief-economics-quiz) _2026-05-08 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ The featured speakers for the World Bank’s 2026 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) are like a quiz for third-graders … “Which of the four is not like the other ?” ## [A readership of one](https://johnmcintire.substack.com/p/a-readership-of-one) _2026-04-22 · John McIntire · The Apricot Tree of Tangiers_ How will this play down the street ?