Poverty

On October 8, 2026, the World Development Indicators (WDI) database published new and revised data across a wide range of development topics.  What’s New in the October 2026 Release?  People Prosperity read more: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/what-s-new-in-the-world-development-indicators–october-2026–po

For decades, one question has dominated debates about finance and poverty reduction: does access to credit reduce poverty? The idea that loans can help households invest in farms, businesses, or …

Protecting people from poverty has long been one of the fundamental goals of social protection.Cash transfers help people eat, keep children in school, weather shocks, and avoid selling the few …

At sunrise on Zalala Beach in central Mozambique, Inácia Laquareta Abraão carefully plants rows of casuarina trees along the shoreline. A few years ago, the 52-year-old grandmother struggled to feed …

On July 1, 2026, the World Bank Group refreshed its World Development Indicators (WDI) database. This quarterly update brings the latest figures for national accounts and population, along with revisions …

Picture a child sitting in a crowded classroom, copying words from a chalkboard—yet still unable to read a simple sentence on their own. At the World Bank, we call this learning …

On April 3, 2025, Zambia became the first country in Africa to officially launch the End Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAf) Campaign in the capital Lusaka. The campaign …