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The coronavirus pandemic is creating immense human, social and economic costs for every country worldwide. The World Bank Group and other international organizations are responding with rapid and…

Haishan Fu, Tim Herzog, Umar Serajuddin|

With the increasing demand for accurate and transparent debt data, understanding what data is available and how to access it has never been more important. That is why we’re sharing Part 2 of our…

Parul Agarwal|

When the Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago, the early years were pretty chaotic. Eventually, oceans formed, and simple organisms began to evolve, followed by more complex plants, animals…

Carlos Rodríguez Castelán, Kristen Himelein, Andrew Dabalen|

Energy prices continued plunging in March, down 35% from February, led by a 40% decline in crude oil, the World Bank’s Pink Sheet reported.

John Baffes, Maria Hazel Macadangdang|

The March 2020 global poverty update added more than 200 new surveys to PovcalNet, bringing the total number of surveys to more than 1,900. New poverty estimates for the reference year 2018 are…

R. Andres Castaneda Aguilar, Tony Fujs, Christoph Lakner, Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Minh Cong Nguyen|