Even if the precision of the World Bank’s inequality estimates is discounted, a significant improvement in India’s ...

ISLAMABAD: Climate change could significantly slow progress in poverty reduction and climate-induced income losses could push ...

The DPR and government set a 2026 target to cut extreme poverty to 0-0.5 percent, down from the earlier zero percent goal.

The perspective gained is that inferences of income inequality from consumption-based measures must be cautious. Neither tells the whole story but both provide valuable insights ...

The initiative is part of the World Bank’s broader strategy to address the mounting jobs crisis in emerging markets, where ...

The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects in Africa will likely increase death and disease ...

A latest World Bank report places India among the world’s most equal societies ranking it the 4th most-equal country globally ahead of the G20 and G7 nations. According to the report, behind this ...

Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore, Bangladesh has been upgrading its coastal embankment system to enhance flood safety. This initiative includes not only hard ...

The Republic of Congo, a country with extensive tropical forests and low deforestation rates, needs to balance export-driven development, especially through timber production, and sustainable forest ...

Despite a $4 billion pipeline from oil, the report said Chad is one of the world’s poorest countries due to a lack of ...