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Nov 11, 2024 · Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact. of the world’s original salt marshes were lost during the 20th century and this degradation continues. delivered in climate finance by the World Bank Group in fiscal year 2024 to support efforts to end poverty on a livable planet.
Who We Are - World Bank Group
Sustainable, through growth and job creation, human development, fiscal and debt management, food security and access to clean air, water, and affordable energy. To achieve this, we will work with all clients as one World Bank Group, in close partnership with other multilateral institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
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Careers. The World Bank’s digital platform for live-streaming. 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.
Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Oct 15, 2024 · Overview. Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020-2030 set to be a lost decade. 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line relevant for low-income countries. Three-quarters of all people in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan ...
A Global Database of Inflation - World Bank Group
The 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): The database also provides aggregate inflation for global, advanced-economy, and emerging market and ...
Philippines Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
Oct 16, 2024 · Overview. The Philippines has been one of the most dynamic economies in the East Asia and Pacific region. Its economic dynamism reflects increasing urbanization, a large and young population, and strong consumer demand, supported by a vibrant labor market and robust remittances, which have raised the incomes of the most vulnerable. The private ...
Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
Oct 9, 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.
Trade has been a powerful driver of economic development and …
The World Bank estimates that a slump in investor confidence due to increased trade tensions among major players could push 30-50 million people into poverty by 2030, depending on the severity of protectionist policies put in place by advanced and developing economies. This compares with the 70 million people pushed into poverty in 2020 because ...
Fact Sheet: An Adjustment to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank …
May 2, 2022 · As a result of the PPP update, the global extreme poverty rate for 2019 (the last year for which we have global poverty data) will decrease marginally, from 8.7% to 8.4%, reducing the count of people who live in extreme poverty by 20 million and bringing the total to 648 million. At the $3.65 line (used for lower-middle-income countries), the ...
The Global Findex Database 2021 - World Bank Group
Overview. Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of development, and since 2011, the Global Findex Database has been the definitive source of data on global access to financial services from payments to savings and borrowing. The 2021 edition, based on nationally representative surveys of about 128,000 adults in 123 economies during the COVID-19 ...