World Bank Gender Strategy: Accelerate Equality of Women and …
The World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-30, developed through extensive consultations with stakeholders, focuses on concerted action, financing, and programs at scale to end gender-based violence and elevate human capital, expand economic opportunities, and …
Women, Business, and the Law 2024 - World Bank Group
Mar 4, 2024 · Women enjoy just two-thirds of the legal rights that men enjoy . WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024—The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows.When legal differences involving violence and childcare are taken into account, women enjoy fewer than two-thirds the rights of …
India’s Economy to Remain Strong Despite Subdued Global Growth
Sep 3, 2024 · The Indian economy continues to grow at a healthy pace despite challenging global conditions, according to World Bank’s latest India Development Update: India’s Trade Opportunities in a Changing Global Context. But to reach its $1 trillion merchandise exports goal by 2030, India needs to diversify its export basket and leverage global value chains.
Fact Sheet: An Adjustment to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank …
May 2, 2022 · As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global line. As of fall 2022, the new global line will be updated to $2.15.
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 - World Bank Group
May 21, 2024 · Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today. There are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in …
Publications | Business Ready - World Bank Group
Business Ready (B-READY) is a new World Bank Group corporate flagship report that evaluates the business and investment climate worldwide. It replaces and improves upon the Doing Business project.
Who We Are - World Bank Group
We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people. Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics and fragility.
Migration & Remittances Overview: Development news, research, …
Enter Short Description in Overview Page Metadata. Our portfolio on migration and forced displacement has experienced a sustained increase over the last decade, with 114 approved projects, most of them focusing on forced displacement settings in Africa East and West, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia., There is also an emerging focus on labor …
Climate Explainer: Climate Change and Air Pollution - World Bank …
Sep 1, 2022 · How big a problem is air pollution globally? Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental cause of illness and premature death. Fine air pollution particles or aerosols, also known as fine particulate matter or PM 2.5, are responsible for 6.4 million deaths every year, caused by diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive …
Ajay Banga - World Bank Group
Ajay Banga began his five-year tenure as the 14th President of the World Bank Group on June 2, 2023. Ajay most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic.