Technology is transforming jobs and wages in East Asia and Pacific, creating opportunities but the benefits are not being ...

Get the latest World Bank data, research and development indicators for St. Maarten. Access economy facts, statistics, project information, development research from World Bank experts and breaking ...

Turkmenistan is a landlocked upper middle-income country in Central Asia with a GNI per capita of $8,250. It is one of the world’s top exporters of natural gas, possessing the fourth-largest proven ...

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why ...

Disability Inclusion Over a billion people, or 16% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability. Persons with disabilities, on average as a group, are more likely to experience ...

The economic growth of the Dominican Republic has tripled the regional average over the past two decades, resulting in close to 3 million people rising out of poverty, a middle class that now ...

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The World Bank believes accelerating investments in people, also known as Investing in Human Capital is essential to achieving greater equity and economic growth. Check the definition of human capital ...

World Development Report 2022: FINANCE for an Equitable RecoveryToday’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And ...

Since 2010, the strategic partnership framework between the World Bank and Algeria has been based on advisory services (Reimbursable Advisory Services – RAS), which are offered in response to requests ...

The Explore History describes the history of World Bank Group and provides access to a number of informative sites and resources, such as the Past Presidents Profiles, World Bank Group Historical ...

The World Bank is a dedicated partner for Western and Central African countries, helping them deliver strong development outcomes.