Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information between September to December 2022 shows high inflation in almost all low-income and middle-income countries; 94.1% of low-inco...
PARIS/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2021— The World Bank plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoo...
Climate Action: A Catalyst for ChangeIn 2016, Category 4 Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti: one of the world’s poorest countries, that has already endured decades of political upheaval, poverty...
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 — Estimates from satellite data show global gas flaring increased to levels not seen in more than a decade, to 150 billion cubic meters (bcm), equivalent to the total annual ...
As cities gradually exit COVID-19 quarantines and reopen their economies, some observers are suggesting that public transport might increase contagion risk and that private cars should be considered t...
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most serious global crises of our time, many countries had come to see air pollution as a major health issue. The State of Global Air/2019 report noted th...
Focus on private sector and workers spearheaded by IFC to mitigate financial and economic impact of crisisWASHINGTON, March 17, 2020 — The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an in...
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