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6 days ago · With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions.
Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Oct 15, 2024 · Fighting poverty in all of its dimensions lies at the core of the World Bank’s work. We work closely with governments to develop sound policies so that poor people can improve their livelihoods, and access social and infrastructure services and good jobs.
Food Security | Rising Food Insecurity - World Bank Group
Latest Update – October 21, 2024. Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 76.2% of low-income countries (1.1 percentage points lower since the last update on September 26, 2024), 51.1% of lower-middle-income countries (3.2 percentage points lower), 38% of upper-middle-income …
Fact Sheet: An Adjustment to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank …
As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global line. As of fall 2022, the new global line will be updated to $2.15.
Macroeconomics Overview - World Bank Group
Apr 1, 2024 · Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with the overall functioning of the economy. Macroeconomic policies have a critical influence on the decisions of households and firms to spend, save, hire and invest. And the conditions they foster set the stage for economic growth and development. The World Bank Group’s macroeconomists work toward …
Sustainable Finance - World Bank Group
Sustainable Finance is the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions in the financial sector, leading to increased longer-term investments into sustainable economic activities and projects (European Commission).
Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls)
Sep 25, 2019 · With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
Member Countries - World Bank Group
Aug 23, 2024 · With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
World Bank Global Economic Prospects
Jun 8, 2021 · Output to remain below pre-COVID trends despite robust rebound by US and China. WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021 — The global economy is expected to expand 5.6% in 2021, the fastest post-recession pace in 80 years, largely on strong rebounds from a few major economies. However, many emerging market and developing economies continue to struggle with the …
Tourism and Competitiveness - World Bank Group
Examples of our projects: In Indonesia, a US$955m loan is supporting the Government’s Integrated Infrastructure Development for National Tourism Strategic Areas Project.This project is designed to improve the quality of, and access to, tourism-relevant basic infrastructure and services, strengthen local economy linkages to tourism, and attract private investment in …