THE World Bank, a trustworthy source of information and data, says that Kenya is the 10th-poorest country in the world, with ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group are predicting Nigeria’s fastest growth in 11 years in 2026, ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

(Reuters) -Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that ...

New World Bank report says shifting from state-led, capital-intensive industries to those that hire more workers would sustain progress and create a more resilient economy DUSHANBE, September 22, 2025 ...

The World Bank predicts slightly improved global GDP growth for 2026 compared to previous forecasts, with ...

The African Democratic Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to accept the World Bank’s latest report, which reveals that 139 million Nigerians now live below the poverty line, describing it as ...

The World Bank has warned that poverty in Pakistan is rising again after years of steady decline. In a new report, the bank said that national poverty fell from 64.3% in 2001 to 21.9% in 2018. However ...

The FINANCIAL — The Development Committee on Saturday endorsed the World Bank Group’s goal to end extreme poverty within a generation as “ambitious”, saying that this endeavor by the Bank was a ...