Economic growth is not necessarily accompanied by improvements in women’s living conditions.

In #DominicanRepublic , successful economic indicators hide persistent #gender disparities. While #poverty fell from 50% in 2004 to 32% in 2016, little progress has been accomplished in

#Fiscal systems can play an important role in reducing #poverty , including among #children .

In #Bulgaria , using a Commitment to Equity approach, we find that fiscal policy reduces child poverty by 0.3 percentage points. However, child tax deductions among low-income earners and child

During my visit to #Georgia , I had the pleasure to talk to Business Media #TheCheckPoints to discuss a World Bank report that analyzes the severe effects of air pollution on the residents of the capital city Tbilisi.

Thanks to Elene Kvanchilashvili for this interview:

Data is the infrastructure of policy. Constructive and encouraging conversation with partners and UN agencies on #PowerofData initiative World Bank Research UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳
Capacity, knowledge, financial resources and political will as the pillars of a global initiative around Data for Better

Latin America and the Caribbean has had a mediocre growth, and it is characterized by high inequality, volatility and vulnerability.

If there is no effective mechanism for voice, this leads to violence, migration, informality, opting out of public services and crisis of

In the context of #WBGMeetings , happy to meet Patricia Justino (Patricia Justino), UNU-WIDER Deputy Director, to proudly announce a strategic partnership with UNU-WIDER to address urgent challenges posed by #poverty and fragility.

Around 1 in 4 countries engaged with World Bank is a

Wonderful to meet Secretary Guilherme Mello (@MinFazenda) to discuss the important interlinkages between #climate and #poverty .

We will need creativity and innovation to develop the necessary financing instruments and knowledge products to ensure processes of ecological

We cannot reduce #poverty and #inequality without also addressing intertwined global challenges, including slow economic growth, fragility & conflict, and climate change.

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Although global extreme #poverty has declined, it is still slightly above pre-pandemic level with 712 million people living in extreme poverty.

Multilateralism and partnerships are critical to solve this challenge. This #WBGMeetings high-level event aims to increase awareness of

In #Madagascar , addressing urban #poverty remains a critical challenge.

Between 2012 and 2022, poverty rates increased by a staggering 31.5% in a context of diminished economic opportunities, a deteriorated business environment, and limited investment in basic services and

Si bien las tasas de pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe han vuelto a niveles previos a la pandemia, el ritmo de reducción de la #pobreza sigue siendo lento.

Necesitamos corregir el rumbo para lograr el ODS1: Erradicar la pobreza en todas sus formas. Para eso necesitamos

It was great to join the Latin America and the Caribbean World Bank Poverty and Equity retreat World Bank Poverty and learn from the conversation with Rebecca Bill Chavez and alejandro werner about the current context in the region

UNCTAD rebrands to United Nations Trade & Development.

The strategic move underscores the organization's commitment to greater impact, with a new, clearer visual identity to better reflect its work & values and to amplify its voice on behalf of developing countries. unctad.org/news/unctad-re…

Santiago, my son: “I don’t know how Elon Musk didn’t see this coming: now old people are going to say that everything is artificial intelligence!”

Explore Prosperity Data360, a new World Bank user-centered open #data platform with comparable data, analytics, and tools to inform #policy measures: 160 datasets, 16.000 indicators, more than 200 countries over 20 years.

Learn more here: prosperitydata360.worldbank.org/en/home

Fascinating discussion this morning with James Foster IIEP at GWU and Benoit Decerf World Bank Research on “Intentional Measurement” as part if our Frontiers in Research Series at World Bank Poverty
From Adam Smith’s measurement of “value” to multidimensional measurement of poverty, a review of

An honor to meet with #Georgia Deputy Ministers of Finance Mirza Gelashvili and Mikheil Dundua, along with Tariel Tchulukhidze and Ana Margiani, Director and Head of International Relations of the Academy of the Ministry of Finance.

The World Bank is looking forward to