COVID-19 response: Where does the World stand now, and the road ahead
While vaccine distribution is now as urgent as the health emergency itself, we also need to address the pandemic impacts that could affect developing countries for the long term
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Economic Mobility in Developing Countries Has Stalled for the Last 30 Years: WBG Report
Generations of poor people in developing countries are trapped in a cycle of poverty determined by their circumstance at birth and unable to ascend the…
World Bank Bond Highlights Investor Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The World Bank (IBRD) has issued a US$350 million bond that raises funds for its development activities around the world, while highlighting four of the…
World Bank and WHO: Half the world lacks access to essential health services, 100 million still pushed into extreme poverty because of health expenses
At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and the World Health…
Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank
Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily growing demand, agreed production…
Misery in Slow Motion: The Deep and Long Lasting Effects of Drought
Repeated droughts around the world have shockingly large and often hidden consequences, destroying enough farm produce to feed 81 million people every day for a…
World Bank Warns Of ‘Learning Crisis’ In Global Education
Millions of young students in low and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and…
Changes in Technology and Trade Disrupting Manufacturing-Led Development
Advances in technology and changing trade patterns are affecting opportunities for export-led manufacturing. Smart automation, advanced robotics and 3-D printing are new factors influencing which…
Global Leaders Set Landmark Global Goals For Pricing Carbon Pollution
Call for faster action on carbon pricing to deliver on Paris climate change agreement Six heads of state and government, two city and state leaders,…