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- China Has Lifted 800M People Out of Poverty https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/01/lifting-800-million-people-out-of-poverty-new-report-looks-at-lessons-from-china-s-experience 5 comments
- China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society [pdf] https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/China-2030-complete.pdf 5 comments
- Global Wave of Debt Is Largest, Fastest in 50 Years https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/12/19/debt-surge-in-emerging-and-developing-economies-is-largest-fastest-in-50-years 111 comments
- Decline of Global Extreme Poverty Continues but Has Slowed https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/09/19/decline-of-global-extreme-poverty-continues-but-has-slowed-world-bank 165 comments
- Funding is announced to electrify the 50% of Africa that still lacks electrification by 2030, mainly through decentralized grids and renewable energy. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/04/17/new-partnership-aims-to-connect-300-million-to-electricity-by-2030?ref=fixthenews.com 12 comments futurology
- What are the worst case climate predictions for 2050? https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/13/climate-change-could-force-216-million-people-to-migrate-within-their-own-countries-by-2050 78 comments climate
- World Bank's 2022 in 9 Charts https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2022/12/15/2022-in-nine-charts?intcid=ecr_hp_headerB_en_ext 2 comments economics
- Over the past four decades, China has lifted over 800 million people out of poverty - The World Bank estimates https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/01/lifting-800-million-people-out-of-poverty-new-report-looks-at-lessons-from-china-s-experience 23 comments upliftingnews
- Is a Global Recession Imminent? https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/global-recession 101 comments economics
- Is a Global Recession Imminent? | The World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/global-recession 4 comments bitcoin
- China Economic Update - June 2022 https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/publication/china-economic-update-june-2022 4 comments worldnews
- Russian Invasion to Shrink Ukraine Economy by 45 Percent This Year https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/10/russian-invasion-to-shrink-ukraine-economy-by-45-percent-this-year 25 comments europe
- Stagflation Risk Rises Amid Sharp Slowdown in Growth https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/06/07/stagflation-risk-rises-amid-sharp-slowdown-in-growth-energy-markets 4 comments economics
- Over the past 40 years, the number of people in China with incomes below $1.90 per day – the International Poverty Line - has dropped by 800,000,000. This represented three-quarters of the global reduction in the number of people living in extreme poverty. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/overview#1 237 comments economics
- World Bank Announces Planned Actions for Global Food Crisis Response. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/05/18/world-bank-announces-planned-actions-for-global-food-crisis-response 6 comments worldnews
- Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty – New Report Looks at Lessons from China’s Experience https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/01/lifting-800-million-people-out-of-poverty-new-report-looks-at-lessons-from-china-s-experience 298 comments economics
- World Bank Mobilizes an Emergency Financing Package of over $700 million for Ukraine https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/03/07/world-bank-mobilizes-an-emergency-financing-package-of-over-700-million-for-ukraine 7 comments worldnews
- Bangladesh Solar Home Systems Provide Clean Energy for 20 million People https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/04/07/bangladesh-solar-home-systems-provide-clean-energy-for-20-million-people 3 comments futurology
- World Bank: Lebanon’s GDP plummeted from close to US$52 billion in 2019 to a projected US$21.8 billion in 2021, marking a 58.1 percent contraction—the highest contraction in a list of 193 countries https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/01/24/lebanon-s-crisis-great-denial-in-the-deliberate-depression 6 comments worldnews
- World Bank: Lebanon’s GDP plummeted from close to US$52 billion in 2019 to a projected US$21.8 billion in 2021, marking a 58.1 percent contraction—the highest contraction in a list of 193 countries https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/01/24/lebanon-s-crisis-great-denial-in-the-deliberate-depression 2 comments economy
- Global Wealth Has Grown, But at the Expense of Future Prosperity: World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/10/27/global-wealth-has-grown-but-at-the-expense-of-future-prosperity-world-bank 13 comments economics
- The size of the global economy was nearly $120 trillion in 2017 measured by new PPPs, and over half of economic activity was in low- and middle-income economies https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/05/19/new-purchasing-power-parities-show-low-and-middle-income-economies-account-for-half-of-the-global-economy?cid=dec_tt_research_en_ext 4 comments science
- World Bank Fast-Tracks $1 Billion COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Support for India https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/04/02/world-bank-fast-tracks-1-billion-covid-19-support-for-india 3 comments worldnews
- Power sector inefficiencies cost Pakistan Billions $18 billion annually, at least 6.5% of the GDP http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/12/11/power-sector-distortions-cost-pakistan-billions?cid=EXT_WBTweetableSocialShare_EXT 3 comments pakistan
- Doing Business Report by World Bank: Pakistan Improves Business Climate for Small and Medium Enterprises http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/10/31/doing-business-report-pakistan-improves-business-climate-for-small-and-medium-enterprises 3 comments pakistan
- Russia Accelerates Reforms Pace to Improve Business Climate: Doing Business Report http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/10/31/russia-accelerates-reforms-pace-to-improve-business-climate-doing-business-report 5 comments europe
- INFOGRAPHIC India's Poverty Profile 2016 http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/infographics/780xany/2016/may/in-povertyinfographic.jpg 23 comments india
- TIL that Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra account for 55% of all HIV infections in India. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2012/07/10/hiv-aids-india 37 comments india
- Russia's Economy - Are You Optimistic Why or Why Not? http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/12/18/world-bank-keeps-2015-growth-projections-for-russia-and-slightly-revises-2016-2017-outlook 22 comments russia
- World Bank Keeps 2015 Growth Projections for Russia, and Slightly Revises 2016-2017 Outlook http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/12/18/world-bank-keeps-2015-growth-projections-for-russia-and-slightly-revises-2016-2017-outlook 9 comments russia
- Innovating Against Odds: How a Province in Pakistan is Transforming Itself http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/09/24/innovating-against-odds-province-pakistan-transforming 28 comments pakistan
- What Will it Take to Realize Pakistan’s Potential? http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2015/08/04/what-will-take-realize-pakistan-potential 20 comments pakistan
- New findings from the World Bank put to rest the claims that the world cannot afford to act on climate change. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/06/23/study-adds-up-benefits-climate-smart-development-lives-jobs-gdp 12 comments science
- Water scarcity is already threatening long-term viability of energy projects, including in India - The World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/16/will-water-constrain-our-energy-future?cid=ext_twbn_d_ext 4 comments worldnews
- Romania: On the way to Recovery through Prudent Macroeconomic Management http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/11/romania-on-the-way-to-recovery-through-prudent-macroeconomic-management 9 comments europe
- Lack of enough toilets costs India $54 billion annually - World Bank http://www.worldbank.org.in/wbsite/external/countries/southasiaext/indiaextn/0,,contentmdk:22794090~menupk:295589~pagepk:2865066~pipk:2865079~thesitepk:295584,00.html 5 comments india