Blogs & News

Insights, updates, and stories from the field

Green affordable housing in Bangladesh: The demand is proven. The financing isn't.

Survey evidence shows that self-built households are ready to adopt green construction at scale. The binding constraint is a financing product that does not yet exist.

Nigeria Knows Exactly Where Its Poor Are

The country has built one of the most precise poverty maps in the developing world. The real test is what it does with what it can see.

The $140 Billion World Cup Business | J&J Fireside – Episode 9

Explore the intersection of global football and economics in this episode of the J&J Fireside.

Can AI Voice Assistants Really Replace Enumerators in Field Interviews?

AI voice assistants can scale field interviews, but human judgment remains irreplaceable where it matters most.

Inception Workshop Launches ISEC Project to Tackle Climate Risk to Livelihoods in Cox's Bazar

The Inception Workshop for the ISEC Project was held in Cox's Bazar on 24 June 2026.

Nigeria's Financial Inclusion Paradox: More Access, Less Resilience

In 2023, Nigeria's financial health rate fell to 16%, even as formal financial inclusion climbed to 64%.

Women Power the Value Chain. But Do They Share in Its Value?

A look at women's role in Nigeria's livestock sector, and why participation does not always mean ownership or control.

UNDP Bangladesh and Innovision Consulting Launch Expression of Interest to Onboard Insurance Sector Players to join the FRA Initiative

UNDP Bangladesh, under the Financial Resilience in Agriculture (FRA) initiative, hosted a Agriculture Insurance Demand and Expression of Interest (EoI) Launching Workshop.

Co-Designing Climate-Resilient Agricultural Insurance for Bangladesh: Lessons from a Two-Day Hackathon

Bangladesh's farming and fishing communities face a compounding set of risks: climate shocks, livestock disease outbreaks, and volatile incomes...