Imagine a world in which nearly 90% of the population earns twice as much, while working half as many hours, as they do today. One in which the poorest half’s share of global wealth increases, while ...

Indermit Gill is Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He brings to the role a broad combination of leadership, expertise, and practical ...

Stanford economic researchers estimate that ending poverty worldwide would cost $170 billion per year, establishing a concrete number for future policies. The study, published in December by ...

A wealth of accumulated evidence shows that basic infrastructure services, including transport, energy, water and sanitation, and digital infrastructure, are key in the fight against poverty. These ...

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions ...

World Development Indicators (WDI) serves as the World Bank's primary collection of internationally comparable data on development. It is a comprehensive resource that contains pertinent, top-notch ...

Launched in 2017, the Rwanda Priority Skills for Growth Program (PSG) expanded training to nearly 24,000 youth— over one-third women—with 82 percent employed or self-employed nine months ...

UN Member States reaffirmed their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by adopting a declaration on ...

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions ...

Honduras is at a crucial moment of transformation, facing the challenge of re-establishing its development model to address the structural roots of the problems that have plagued the country for ...

Having friends outside of your socioeconomic class could influence your financial future and economic mobility.

Carlos Lopes urges policymakers to focus less on sectors and more on capabilities that drive long-term growth.