In 2022, 64.2 percent of Zambia's population, approximately 13 million individuals, were living on less than US$2.15 a day (2017 PPP), while the Gini Index stood at 51.8. These figures place Zambia among...
Type: BriefReport#: 200762Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Skills4Dev Knowledge Digest! This issue explores how Results-Based Financing (RBF) is reshaping Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) by linkingfunding...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 201152Date: April 30, 2025Author:
Angel-Urdinola, Diego ;
Guedira, Fatine
This note presents the context and objectives of the Yokk Koom Koom program, an innovative approach aimed at promoting economic inclusion and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations in Senegal,...
Type: BriefReport#: 201898Date: April 30, 2025Author:
Brunelin, Stephanie ;
Larcher, Elisa Celia Alix Valerie ;
Le Teuff, line ;
Santamaria Ruiz, Claudia
This document collection explores the multifaceted relationship between tax policy and economic activity. It examines the impact of reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rates on economic performance, analyzing...
Type: ReportReport#: 201830Date: April 30, 2025Author:
Tortarolo, Dario ;
Celiku, Bledi ;
Cusato Novelli, Antonio ;
Rovo, Natasha
Over the past two decades, Armenia's economy has undergone significant transformation marked by periods of rapid growth, external shocks, and resilience. From 2000 to 2008, Armenia transformed into one...
Despite a stabilizing economy and easing inflation, Pakistan's 2.6 percent economic growth remains insufficient to reduce poverty. External remittances surged by 33 percent in H1 FY25, but the impact on...
Type: BriefReport#: 200720Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
As of 2023, 17.5 million Filipinos, or 15.5 percent of the population, lived in poverty according to official estimates. Building resilience continues to be a crucial priority for the Philippines. As an...
Type: BriefReport#: 200722Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2025, rising economic activity and decreasing inflationary pressure are expected to reduce poverty in Senegal. Although industrial growth has been driven by increased hydrocarbon production, only a...
Type: BriefReport#: 200730Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2022, the last year with available household survey data, 17.5 percent of the Surinamese population lived below the World Bank’s upper middle-income line of $6.85 (2017 PPP). Future offshore oil revenues...
Type: BriefReport#: 200738Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Based on the latest household income and expenditure survey (HIES) and the national cost-of-basic-needs poverty line, 20.6 percent of the population in Tonga is estimated to be poor. While inflation is...
Type: BriefReport#: 200747Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Uruguay maintains one of the lowest poverty rates in Latin America, with 6.7 percent of its population living below the international poverty line of $6.85 per capita per day (2017 PPP) in 2023, a figure...
Type: BriefReport#: 200754Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Since the interim government took office, Bangladesh has faced multiple challenges, with political uncertainties discouraging investment and reducing industrial growth. In 2025, the economic situation...
Type: BriefReport#: 200626Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Republic of Congo, home to 6.1 million people, is a lower-middle-income nation characterized by a youthful demographic, with 47.2 percent under 18, and significant urbanization, with 58.1 percent of...
Type: BriefReport#: 200642Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Oil-rich Gabon stands out in Sub-Saharan Africa for its relatively high income per capita, abundant natural resources, and massive urbanization, with 89 percent of the population living in urban areas....
Type: BriefReport#: 200654Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poverty in Georgia is experiencing a downward trend, supported by strong economic growth and improvements in the labor market. Economic opportunities, increased labor earnings, and government programs...
Type: BriefReport#: 200655Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Following years of prolonged conflict, the security situation and living conditions in Iraq have improved. The reduction in poverty is accompanied by improvements in asset ownership, durable housing, access...
Type: BriefReport#: 200668Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of East Asia and the...
Type: ReportReport#: 201009Date: April 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa....
Type: ReportReport#: 201011Date: April 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
Home visiting programs have demonstrated potential for tackling early deficits in children’s cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional skills, but little is known about their costs or how much the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11109Date: April 29, 2025Author:
Holla, Alaka ;
Pan, Yilin
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Latin America and...
Type: ReportReport#: 200993Date: April 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
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