Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
网页2024年4月2日 · Overview. Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line. Extreme poverty remains concentrated in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, fragile and conflict-affected areas, and rural areas. After decades of progress, the pace of global poverty reduction began to slow by 2015, in tandem with subdued economic growth.
World Bank Group - International Development, Poverty,
网页The 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 and …
Food Security | Rising Food Insecurity - World Bank Group
网页2024年7月1日 · Download the latest brief on rising food insecurity and World Bank responses. Since the last update on May 30, 2024, the agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed 8%, 10%, and 9% lower, respectively. A fall in cocoa (16%) and cotton (11%) prices drove the decrease in the export price index. Maize and wheat prices closed 8% …
Careers - World Bank Group
网页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 …
World Bank Global Economic Prospects
网页2021年6月8日 · David Young. (202) 473-4691. dyoung7@worldbank.org. The World Bank Global Economic Prospects Report shows that the global economy is expected to expand 5.6% in 2021, the fastest post-recession pace in 80 years. However, many emerging market and developing economies continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and its …
A Global Database of Inflation - World Bank Group
网页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): Headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation. Food CPI inflation.
Trade Overview - World Bank Group
网页2022年4月4日 · Trade is an engine of growth that creates better jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. Recent research shows that trade liberalization increases economic growth by an average of 1.0 to 1.5 percentage points, resulting in 10 to 20 percent higher income after a decade. Since 1990, trade has increased incomes by 24 percent ...
Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
网页2024年3月15日 · 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.
Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
网页2023年4月3日 · The World Bank’s work in urban development aims to build sustainable cities and communities through an urbanization process that is green, inclusive, competitive, and resilient, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.11, to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, as well as to the World Bank’s goals to end …
Philippines Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
网页2024年3月19日 · Domestic growth is strong in the Philippines, while global challenges are affecting prospects. The Philippine government is implementing its 8-point socioeconomic agenda and the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 to ensure inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth for a prosperous society. Philippines. Overview. COVID-19.