A new projection by the World Bank on poverty should set off alarm bells in the corridors of power in Nigeria. The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will rise by 3.6 percentage ...

Economic growth is needed, but inclusion and sustainability are equally important to reduce poverty and improve the living ...

The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household ...

The core mission of the World Bank is a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal ...

The World Bank, comprising 189 member nations, seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies.

The bank expects the world economy to expand 2.7% in 2025 and again in 2026. It’s a remarkably consistent performance – matching 2023 and 2024 – but also a lackluster one. Growth is running ...

An investigation by the ICIJ reveals that World Bank investments in private hospitals in East Africa have pushed patients ...

The World Bank, comprising 189 member nations, seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies.

The World Bank noted that growth has been decelerating for years in the developing world – from a robust average of 5.9% a year in the 2000s to 5.1% in the 2010s to just 3.5% in the 2020s.

The World Bank noted that growth has been decelerating for years in the developing world – from a robust average of 5.9% a year in the 2000s to 5.1% in the 2010s to just 3.5% in the 2020s.

The bank expects the world economy to expand 2.7% in 2025 and again in 2026. It's a remarkably consistent performance – matching 2023 and 2024 – but also a lackluster one.