The Development Impact Fund (DIF) is a pioneering multi-donor trust fund within the World Bank, managed by the Development Impact (DIME) group under the Development Economics Vice-Presidency (DEC).

Despite unprecedented progress in poverty reduction over the last few decades, the scale of the challenges we face today is still daunting. Nearly one billion people lack electricity, over three ...

In a significant move to stimulate housing development and address affordability concerns, the Lompoc City Council has adopted Ordinance (No. 1726(25), substantially reducing development impact fees ...

Impact investing is an opportunity for public and private money to support emerging markets that lack the capital needed for growth and poverty reduction, but the foundations are wobbling. Collective ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that developers and home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new roads, schools, sewers and ...

Rapid population growth and the challenges it brings have spurred South Carolina lawmakers to consider the once-unthinkable: giving local governments more power. A proposed change in state law, with ...

David James is CLO at 360Learning, host of The Learning & Development Podcast and former Director of L&D for The Walt Disney Company. Like many other learning and development professionals, I designed ...

The Artificial Intelligence team within the Development Impact department (DIME AI) has partnered with Google.org, Google's philanthropic initiative, to tackle key social and economic challenges.