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Adapting and innovating in a volatile world, global trade nearly flatlines If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [Fragility Forum 2024: Adapting and Innovating in a Volatile World]( [Fragility Forum 2024: Adapting and Innovating in a Volatile World]( [Join us next week, February 27 to 29, as leading experts explore the successes and failures of developmental efforts in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence.]( [TUNE IN]( Week's Highlights [Global trade has nearly flatlined. Populism is taking a toll on growth ]( [Global trade has nearly flatlined. Populism is taking a toll on growth]( [The World Trade Organization's top decision-making body will have reason to fret when it meets on February 26. International trade has ground nearly to a halt and is set to remain anemic in the coming years.]( [READ ANALYSIS]( [Delivering Essential Education Services in the West Bank ]( [Delivering Essential Education Services in the West Bank]( [A new World Bank Group grant will help ensure the continuity of education for children in the West Bank, where an already acute fiscal crisis has worsened and is severely impacting the delivery of public services.]( [LEARN MORE]( In Focus [Economic development and collective security are two sides of the same coin]( [Economic development and collective security are two sides of the same coin]( [As leaders gathered for the Munich Security Conference, this piece reflects on how to ensure that development assistance best contributes to the international security agenda.]( [READ MORE]( [Should African mayors be concerned about urban migration?]( [Should African mayors be concerned about urban migration?]( [While international migration tops the headlines, the number of internal migrants between rural and urban areas is much larger. Should mayors be alarmed? A new report sheds some light.]( [LEARN MORE]( [How widespread use of subways could slash CO₂ emissions]( [How widespread use of subways could slash CO₂ emissions]( [New World Bank research shows that large-scale subway investments can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy and potentially reduce CO₂ emissions by over 75 percent.]( [SEE DATA]( News [World Bank Group Announces Next Phase of Support for People of Afghanistan]( [Lebanon: New World Bank Project to Restore Basic Fiscal Management Functions in Support of Public Service Delivery]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](