Fact Sheet: An Adjustment to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank …
May 2, 2022 · As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global line. As of fall 2022, the new global line will be updated to $2.15.
Women, Business, and the Law 2024 - World Bank Group
Mar 4, 2024 · Women enjoy just two-thirds of the legal rights that men enjoy . WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024—The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows.When legal differences involving violence and childcare are taken into account, women enjoy fewer than two-thirds the rights of …
Publications | Business Ready - World Bank Group
Business Ready (B-READY) is a new World Bank Group corporate flagship report that evaluates the business and investment climate worldwide. It replaces and improves upon the Doing Business project.
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 - World Bank Group
May 21, 2024 · Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today. There are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in operation worldwide.
Who We Are - World Bank Group
We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people. Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics and fragility.
PHILIPPINES: Reducing Inequality Key to Becoming a Middle-Class …
MANILA, November 24, 2022 – Policies that support employment and workers, raise education quality and improve access, boost rural development, and strengthen social protection can reduce inequality, thus enhancing Filipino peoples’ chances for improving their well-being. In a report titled “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines: Past, Present, and Prospects for …
World Bank Group - International Development, Poverty and …
Dec 13, 2024 · With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions.
Trade has been a powerful driver of economic development and …
From 1990 to 2017, developing countries increased their share of global exports from 16 percent to 30 percent; in the same period, the global poverty rate fell from 36 percent to 9 percent. Not all countries have benefited equally, but overall, trade has generated unprecedented prosperity, helping to lift some 1 billion people out of poverty in recent decades.
Improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) …
Jul 12, 2023 · A new joint study by the World Bank, the ILO, and UNESCO says TVET needs to adapt to globalization, technological progress, demographic transformation, and climate change
Economic Outlook | Latin America and the Caribbean October 2024
Download the latest economic outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean from the World Bank. Access data, facts, statistics, and learn more about the opportunities that competition offer to boost growth, inclusion, and better governance in the region. This is crucial for driving growth in the region and achieving a pace that allows for poverty reduction and the creation of quality jobs.