木瓜影院

Which Firms Create More Jobs?
Which Firms Create More Jobs?
Discover five themes common to firms with the greatest job-creating potential.
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How can young people get the skills and opportunities they need to thrive?
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How can young people get the skills and opportunities they need to thrive?
Why Inequality Matters for Development
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Why Inequality Matters for Development
How Is AI Revolutionizing Education?
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How Is AI Revolutionizing Education?
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Together we can create a聽 world free of poverty on a livable planet
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About Us
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Data for Development

Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact.

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40 percent
of adults in developing economies saved in a financial account in 2024.
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Source: World Bank Group (2025), Global Findex Database
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67 percent
of the health workforce globally is made up of women.
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Source: World Health Organization (2024)
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66
countries have adopted at least one instrument from the World Bank's Crisis Toolkit.
Source: World Bank (2025)
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40 percent
of those in fragile and conflict-affected economies face extreme poverty.
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World Bank Group (2025), Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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Global Economic Prospects, June 2025
Global Economic Prospects, June 2025
The global economy is set for its weakest run since 2008 outside of recessions.
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
This report reveals how global commodity prices are expected to drop to six-year low by 2026.
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Transforming Knowledge
Transforming Lives

Capacity development and training for next-generation leaders

Transforming Knowledge
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EMPOWERING PEOPLE & COUNTRIES TO MAKE PROGRESS

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Europe and Central Asia: Unlocking Women鈥檚 Opportunities
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People
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Mobilizing Nature-Based Solutions for Resilience
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People
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Reinvigorating India鈥檚 Electricity Distribution
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Measuring Our Impact and Progress

Tracking our projects and results is a cornerstone of our work to become more transparent, accountable, and deliver impact that changes lives.

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PROTECTION FOR THE POOREST
221.8 million
people directly benefited from social safety net operations
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NO LEARNING POVERTY
305.2 million
Students supported with better education
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CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
142.4 million
people benefited from improved access to transportation
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Explore Development Stories From Around the World
De-Risking Development: Why Guarantees Matter
De-Risking Development: Why Guarantees Matter
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Latin America and the Caribbean Jobs Update
Latin America and the Caribbean Jobs Update
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Food at a Crossroads in Africa
Food at a Crossroads in Africa
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Latest from the World Bank Group
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How Private Capital Is Shaping Infrastructure
August 14, 2025
How Private Capital Is Shaping Infrastructure
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木瓜影院 Africa Fellowship Program
August 15, 2025
木瓜影院 Africa Fellowship Program
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Africa鈥檚 Big Push on Electrification
August 18, 2025
Africa鈥檚 Big Push on Electrification
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