The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the ...

The World Bank said on Thursday it would resume funding to Uganda, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new ...

The World Bank has cut Kenya's growth forecast for this year by half a point from its initial prediction to 4.5%, it said on ...

India’s extreme poverty drops to 5.3% as World Bank flags Pakistan’s 42.4% poverty rate and rising food insecurity.

In contrast, nearly 45% of Pakistan's population lives in poverty, with 16.5% classified as living in extreme poverty, as per ...

In a stark contrast, India has made significant strides in reducing poverty, lifting 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, according to the World Bank. India's extreme ...

India has made remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty. World Bank data shows nearly 270 million people moved out of ...

India has significantly reduced poverty. Extreme poverty (living on less than $2.15 per day) fell from 16.2% in 2011-12 to ...