A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

The global economy may be stabilising, but growth remains worryingly low, warned Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18. While ...

The World Bank expects Thailand's poverty rate to continue declining this year, supported by ongoing economic recovery and the government's cash transfer programmes. According to Kiatipong ...

World Bank bureaucrats who jetted to the United Nations’ annual global warming conference spewed CO2 emissions equal to what’s produced by 200 US households in a year — sparking accusations ...

CIBN, urged to embrace innovation, tackle digital fraud, and drive sustainable finance in Nigeria's evolving financial ...

Absolute poverty in India, as per World Bank's metric, has been nearly eradicated, dropping to just 1%. The percentage of the population classified as vulnerable has also significantly decreased and ...

And a major part of the reason is that World Bank programs have created poverty instead of alleviating it. Living in Luxury While “Fighting Poverty” To manage its operations, the Bank’s full ...

By Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta have reported extensively on World Bank projects around the world. As the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and ...

The World Bank Group launched a new guarantee platform on July 1, 2024, to streamline product offerings and maximize the limited capital available for development in emerging markets and developing ...

The SSEM is an annual World Bank report that evaluates key economic trends, projections, and policies affecting South Sudan.

Absolute poverty measured by the World Bank's yardsticks is "virtually eliminated" in India, and general policy action cannot be deployed to address the few people earning under $1.9 a day, a member ...

Some 700 million people around the globe live in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $2.15 per day. Ending that poverty, one of the United Nations’ Sustainable ...