World Bank Group - International Development, Poverty,
WEBThe World Bank Group Academy offers training for policymakers and development practitioners to help them design and implement effective social and economic policies to reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity. World Bank Group Academy. Academy Launch Press Release. New WBG Academy: Building a cadre of development leaders …
Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture, with $8.1 billion in new commitments in 2013.
Development Topics - World Bank Group
WEBTopics. The World Bank Group helps developing countries tackle today’s complex, intertwined challenges, from adapting to climate change and addressing food security to ensuring access to education, clean air, water, and energy. Our vision is translated into action and measurable progress using the World Bank Group’s scorecard.
Macroeconomics Overview - World Bank Group
WEBApr 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 …
India Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
WEB4 days ago · The growth of the past two decades has also led to India making remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty. Between 2011 and 2019, the country is estimated to have halved the share of the population living in extreme poverty - below $2.15 per person per day (2017 PPP) (World Bank Poverty and Inequality Portal and Macro Poverty …
Bangladesh Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Since the country’s independence, the World Bank has been a longstanding partner of Bangladesh. Since then, the World Bank through its concessional lending arm—the International Development Association (IDA)—has committed over $39.5 billion in grants, interest-free and concessional financing credits to Bangladesh. Currently with a …
A Global Database of Inflation - World Bank Group
WEBThe World Bank’s Prospects Group has constructed a global database of inflation. The database covers up to 209 countries over the period 1970-2023, and includes six measures of inflation in three frequencies (annual, quarterly, and monthly): Headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation. Food CPI inflation.
South Africa Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
WEBApr 5, 2024 · South Africa has taken considerable strides to improve the well-being of its citizens since its transition to democracy in the mid-1990s, but progress has stagnated in the last decade. The percentage of the population living below the upper-middle-income country poverty line fell from 68% to 56% between 2005 and 2010 but has since trended ...
Measuring Poverty Overview - World Bank Group
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Measuring Poverty. The World Bank’s mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. To monitor progress and understand better ways to reduce poverty, it is important to measure poverty regularly. The international poverty line is set at $2.15 per person per day using 2017 prices.
Member Countries - World Bank Group
WEBAug 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.
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