The World Bank has released the Poverty and Equity Brief for Spring 2025, highlighting India’s progress in poverty reduction over the last decade. This report is part of a series that provides updates ...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a body tasked with promoting ...

Most headed home with more questions than answers. Many participants in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings had a sense that Trump's administration was still conflicted ...

A World Bank report reveals India's significant progress in poverty reduction, with extreme poverty plummeting from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people out of extreme ...

The extreme poverty rate in rural areas fell to 2.8% in 2022-23 from 18.4% in 2011-12, while urban areas saw a reduction to 1.1% from 10.7% during the same period, according to the 'Poverty and Equity ...

The World Bank, in its latest Africa’s Pulse report, has projected that Nigerians will be poorer in 2 years The global institution cited various issues, which include economic fragility, oil ...

After the IMF reduced the growth rate estimate, now the World Bank has given a big warning to Pakistan. The World Bank has warned that about 10 million people of Pakistan may face severe food ...

India has made significant progress in reducing poverty, with extreme poverty -- measured at $2.15 per day in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms -- falling from 16 per cent in 2011–12 to 2.3 per cent ...

India has recorded a sharp decline in poverty over the last decade, the World Bank stated this in its latest report “Poverty & Equity Brief,” showing that extreme poverty fell to 2.3% in 2022 ...

The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.6 per cent in 2025, building on an estimated expansion of 3.4 per cent in 2024, as key macroeconomic reforms begin to stabilise ...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Spiking trade uncertainty is compounding rising debt and sluggish growth problems facing emerging markets and developing countries, but cutting their own tariffs ...

The World Bank has predicted that Nigeria may likely see a rise in the levels of poverty over the next two years despite a moderate economic growth forecast. The multilateral lender noted that while ...