Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

New World Bank report says shifting from state-led, capital-intensive industries to those that hire more workers would sustain progress and create a more resilient economy DUSHANBE, September 22, 2025 ...

The World Bank predicts slightly improved global GDP growth for 2026 compared to previous forecasts, with ...

June 27 (Reuters) - The goal of ending extreme poverty around the globe remains elusive partly due to compounding challenges faced by economies in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) ...

The World Bank has warned that poverty in Pakistan is rising again after years of steady decline. In a new report, the bank said that national poverty fell from 64.3% in 2001 to 21.9% in 2018. However ...

The African Democratic Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to accept the World Bank’s latest report, which reveals that 139 million Nigerians now live below the poverty line, describing it as ...

The Federal Government has moved to secure an additional $500 million in financing to upscale the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme, following its ...

The FINANCIAL — The Development Committee on Saturday endorsed the World Bank Group’s goal to end extreme poverty within a generation as “ambitious”, saying that this endeavor by the Bank was a ...

Explore the key roles and differences between the IMF, WTO, and World Bank, and learn why these global organizations are ...

A new PwC report projects Nigeria's poverty crisis will worsen, with 141 million people expected to be in poverty by 2026 due ...