Poverty

Rising to the challenge: Promoting livelihoods in Afghanistan by engaging the private sector

In countries challenged by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), the private sector is key to accelerating economic growth, as it can play an instrumental role in providing jobs and income to…

Tahir Akbar, Kabeer Dawani|
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection

Pakistan: Economic recovery, inclusive growth require bold reforms

Economic policies over past years and decades have had negative impacts on living standards, the private sector and the environment, driving a deep crisis that is hitting ordinary Pakistanis…

Tobias Haque|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Debt, Education, Energy, Environment, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Nutrition, Poverty, Social Protection, Urban Development, Water

A Tragedy Is Unfolding in the Poorest Countries

The world’s 28 poorest countries are facing growing social, economic, and political distress, owing to rising debt burdens, diminishing development prospects, and chronic underinvestment. The…

Indermit Gill, M. Ayhan Kose|
Debt, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Poverty

September 2023 global poverty update from the World Bank: new data on poverty during the pandemic in Asia

Global poverty estimates were updated today on the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). As explained in more detail in the What’s New document, a total of 63 new surveys were added to the PIP…

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah, R. Andres Castaneda Aguilar, Carolina Diaz-Bonilla, Tony Fujs, Christoph Lakner, Minh Cong Nguyen, Martha Viveros|
Poverty

World Bank supports new regional GDP data for policy in the Dominican Republic

A groundbreaking new report, completed with support of the World Bank, provides the Dominican Republic’s first-ever regional accounts aligned with international standards for the System of…

Jose Pablo Valdes Martinez, Shwetha Grace Eapen|
Competitiveness, Financial Sector, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade
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