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Haishan Fu is Chief Statistician of the World Bank and Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group. In these capacities, Haishan leads and coordinates the

The full value of data rests in its conversion to public policies or when is used to increase accountability. Academic research is a major source of these insights. But how can we tell if countries are getting the most of the data they produce through academic research?

The World Bank released new data for the Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI)—a set of 50+ indicators which measure the performance of national statistical systems around the globe.

“The current state of timeliness…of statistics does not bode well for reform outcomes, policy diagnosis, investment...

In a recent working paper, “Missing SDG Gender Indicators”, we examine coverage of gender data in the SDG monitoring framework and find that only a third of gender related SDG data are available. Moreover, we try to unpack what drives this lack of data.

The Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) Project, Phase 1, is aimed at building statistical capacity to improve the quality of data production, regional harmonization, data access and use, as well as modernize statistical systems in Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and The Gambia.

News and Press Release in English on Benin and 7 other countries about Coordination; published on 11 May 2023 by World Bank

Statistics are at the core of modern decision-making. They tell policymakers how many people are in the hospital, how the economy is doing, and by how much CO2 emissions are ascending. In the past year, their importance rose as official...