The Dominican Republic experienced significant economic growth from 2005 until 2019, with an average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, well above the Latin America and the Caribbean average of 2.5 percent....
Type: BriefReport#: 196078Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Using the national measure of poverty for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 7.2 percent of the population lived below the basic-needs poverty line in 2019/20, based on the latest Household Income...
Type: BriefReport#: 196098Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mauritius has eradicated extreme poverty; whereas, in 2017, 13.5 percent of Mauritians were below the upper middle-income class poverty line of $6.85 a day (2017 PPP). About one in two of the poor in Mauritius...
Type: BriefReport#: 196106Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
After several years of poverty reduction, Jamaica's national poverty rate (using the country’s official poverty line) increased from 11 percent in 2019 to 16.7 percent in 2021, following the onset of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 196125Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Kazakhstan has achieved large reductions in poverty over the past two decades. Both national poverty estimates and internationally comparable poverty rates declined sharply. The national poverty rate fell...
Type: BriefReport#: 196127Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty estimates are based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HEIS). In 2019, the government of Jordan announced a national poverty rate for Jordanians of 15.7 percent based on the 2017-18...
Type: BriefReport#: 196126Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Sri Lanka's economy stabilized after the 2022 crisis, but poverty remains high at 23.4 percent (US$3.65 per person/day) in 2024. Key reforms, such as utility pricing adjustments, new revenue measures,...
Type: BriefReport#: 196135Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Peru made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic and recent challenges have reversed many of these gains. The pandemic caused the national poverty...
Type: BriefReport#: 196140Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Solomon Islands was conducted in 2012/13. Using the national measures, 12.7 percent of the population lived below the...
Type: BriefReport#: 196150Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Between 2011 and 2018, Sierra Leone made notable progress in poverty reduction, with the poverty rate decreasing from 62.4 to 56.8 percent, representing an average annual reduction of about 0.7 percentage...
Type: BriefReport#: 196151Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The proportion of the population living below the national poverty line fell moderately from 63 percent in 2009-2010 to 58.9 percent in 2016-2017, driven by improvements in educational attainment, social...
Type: BriefReport#: 196157Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Türkiye has started implementing decisive macroeconomic stabilization policies after the May 2023 elections. These policies—based on tighter monetary policy, a relatively prudent fiscal stance, and a structural...
Type: ReportReport#: 195768Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
South Asia’s growth is on track to exceed earlier expectations, in a broad-based upturn. The region is expected to remain the fastest-growing among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Several...
Type: PublicationReport#: 194232Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Xiaoou Zhu
The Bangladesh Development Update provides an assessment of the state of the economy in Bangladesh, poverty trends, the economic outlook, risks, and key reform challenges. It covers real sector developments;...
Type: ReportReport#: 194098Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The paper reviews the dynamics of human capital – mostly skills –accumulation and utilization during successful and static episodes of structural transformation in a sample of more than 90 countries over...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 193160Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Maddalena Honorati ;
Indhira Santos ;
Sofia Gomez Tamayo
This document summarizes the key messages and top-line findings from the four cities risk snapshots, serving as an entry point for further discussion around investment identification and prioritization....
Type: ReportReport#: 193802Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
A randomized experiment in Togo found that personal initiative training for small businesses resulted in large and significant impacts for both men and women after two years (Campos et al, 2017). This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10938Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Francisco Moraes Leitao Campos ;
Frese,Michael ;
Leonardo Iacovone ;
Hillary C. Johnson ;
David McKenzie ;
Mensmann,Mona
The fourth edition of the Mobility and Development periodical presents nine stories of how countries have evolved transport sector innovations, policy reform, and technical solutions to improve the quality...
Type: ReportReport#: 193809Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The growth momentum was sustained in the first half of 2024 despite moderating household consumption. Domestic demand was buoyed by higher public consumption and investment. Medium-term growth is expected...
Type: BriefReport#: 193979Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Suriname's economy has stabilized under a program to restructure debt, modernize monetary and exchange rate policies, and address financial sector vulnerabilities. Tighter monetary policy has gradually...
Type: BriefReport#: 194031Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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