Which Firms Create More and Better Jobs?

Which Firms Create More and Better Jobs?

Discover five themes common to firms with the greatest job-creating potential.

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Defragmenting the Global Aid Architecture

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Defragmenting the Global Aid Architecture

Youth Leading Change in East Asia and Pacific

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Youth Leading Change in East Asia and Pacific

Meet the Inaugural IDA Youth Champions Circle

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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.

Source: World Bank Group (2025), Global Findex Database

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67 percent

of the health workforce globally is made up of women.

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.

World Bank Group (2025), Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025

Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025

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