March 22 is World Water Day. Water is vital for human health and survival, and access to water is recognized as a human right. Over the past 21 years, global access to safely managed drinking…

In the early 1990s, there was a near complete overlap between poor people and poor countries, with more than 9 out of 10 of the world’s extreme poor living in low-income countries at the time.

Coal prices have been retreating from their highs in 2022 but they remain well above the 2017-2021 average. Global coal consumption levels reached an all-time high in 2022, led by India and China…

Today, on International Women’s Day, we delve into data from the World Bank’s Gender Data Portal to explore some of the obstacles still preventing women from fully participating in the economy and…

The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.

The World Bank’s Metal and Minerals Price Index recovered in January 2023, up nearly 20% from October 2022, but remains below its March 2022 peak.

Global natural gas prices tumbled in the second half of 2022, from the heights reached in August. Unseasonably warm weather, improved energy efficiency, and behavioral changes in gas consumption…

The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.

The state of education in a country has cascading impacts across multiple facets of development. In line with SDG 4, providing equitable quality education remains a key mission for countries,…

Universal access to education – the focus of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.…