The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The decision, announced in May, follows the release in 2020 of new purchasing power parities (PPPs)—the main data used to convert ...

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Female-run enterprises are steadily growing all over the world, contributing to household incomes and growth of national economies. However, women face time, human, physical, and social constraints ...

The Western and Central Africa Region of the World Bank is looking for dedicated professionals with a passion for international development to join our innovative and diverse staff. We are opening 20 ...

Ineffective policies can persist, while potentially effective policies are often not adopted. The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law explores why some policies fail to achieve ...

Average income growth alone is not a sufficient marker of development, so it is important to track shared prosperity, a measure of the inclusiveness of growth. The Global Prosperity Gap, a new ...

The IBRD Articles of Agreement are also available in PDF format (213 KB) (As amended effective June 27, 2012) The Governments on whose behalf the present Agreement is signed agree as follows: ...

Faster and more broad-based economic growth is essential to accelerate progress in boosting shared prosperity. Around one-fifth of the world’s population lives in countries with high inequality. Today ...

IDS provides comprehensive annual external debt stocks and flows data. Explore IDS data through the data tables below or for more data and information you can visit: ...

Account ownership is the fundamental measure of financial inclusion and the gateway to using financial services in a way that facilitates development. Owners of formal accounts—whether those accounts ...

Our vision is of a world where food systems ensure the long-term health and sustainability of people, the planet, and economies. FoodSystems 2030 is an Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund that helps ...

The English version is the official governing document. As a courtesy, Corporate Procurement makes available various translations of the Terms and Conditions documents.