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Missed it? Replay the launch of the Atlas of Global Development 2026, live from our headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Start streaming and explore 75 years of development in interactive data visualizations and storytelling. nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1NGarabPR…
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The world reduced extreme poverty from about 60% of humanity in 1950 to roughly 10% today—one of the greatest development successes in history.
But here's the warning: More than half of the world's poor now live in countries where poverty is not falling: wrld.bg/OX5R50ZeeWs
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Digital accounts are reshaping inclusion.
Over 50% of women with financial accounts in developing economies can now access them through a card or mobile phone—making services more accessible, flexible, and secure.
Yet, millions remain unconnected: wrld.bg/X7Wy50ZeeTN
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Global access to healthy diets is improving—2.6 billion people couldn’t afford one in 2024, down 48.8 million from the year before. But progress is leaving low-income countries behind.
Read what the latest @WorldBankGroup and @FAO data show: wrld.bg/3w7P50ZeeQC
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What if inequality is higher than we think? Household surveys often miss the richest households—creating a gap with national accounts.
New evidence explores what happens when we adjust for the “missing rich."
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How ready is your country for private sector growth? The new @WorldBankGroup B-READY indicators in the WDI measure 10 key business areas—from taxation to labor to dispute resolution—across 3 pillars.
Details here: wrld.bg/hy4J50ZeeML
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Coal is making an unexpected comeback.
Disruptions to natural gas supplies linked to the Middle East conflict pushed utilities back toward coal, sending prices sharply higher.
Read more: wrld.bg/axS250ZeeLg
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Progress hasn’t stopped—but it has slowed to its weakest pace in decades.
Our blog breaks down what the Atlas of Global Development 2026 reveals about where the world stands—and where it’s heading.
Read the key insights: wrld.bg/c88x50ZeeK2 #WBGAtlas
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Which countries are getting the most out of their human capital—and which are leaving earnings on the table?
The new @WorldBankGroup Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+) ranks countries by lifetime productivity potential.
See where yours stands: wrld.bg/Te7e50ZeeIz
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Workers who lose their jobs often receive two forms of protection: time to prepare and money to cushion the shock.
New B-READY 2025 data show that notice periods are remarkably similar worldwide, while severance pay varies widely across economies.
More: wrld.bg/aik450ZeeHn
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What if poverty stopped falling?
If today's trends persist, projections suggest 600 million more people could be living in extreme poverty by 2050.
New Atlas of Global Development data explore the risks ahead: wrld.bg/llq250ZeeES
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Can mobile phone records help identify people living in poverty?
Evidence from Afghanistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, and Togo suggests they can — especially when the goal is to identify chronic poverty and vulnerability where survey data are limited: wrld.bg/hUEA50ZeeCX
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Data is not just information—it is infrastructure for development.
The Global Data Facility helped unlock more than $1 billion in investments in 2025 by strengthening data systems, expanding innovation, and supporting evidence-based policymaking. wrld.bg/oC4Y50ZeeB9
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The March 2026 update to our Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) is now live, bringing new survey data, improved estimates, and updated projections of global #poverty through 2026.
Explore the latest data: wrld.bg/sF4w50ZeeuI
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#Finland 🇫🇮 is roughly 150 years ahead of the 5 least developed countries on the path to advanced living standards.
Our #WBGAtlas measures countries’ trajectories in years—and shows how the global slowdown is lengthening the journey for many economies: wrld.bg/9MUE50Zeeru
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Aluminum, copper, and tin prices are expected to hit record highs in 2026, driven by supply constraints and resilient demand from clean energy, AI data centers, and digital infrastructure.
Read more: wrld.bg/Q1Io50Zeeqw
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Seven charts reveal how rural-urban infrastructure gaps reflect deeper inequalities. From water access to power and clean cooking, data show that investing in rural services is one of the fastest ways to reduce poverty and improve lives.
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Every city has invisible maps:
• Where people move
• Where services cluster
• Where access breaks down
Learning to think spatially helps economists see these patterns—and analyze them.
Read more: wrld.bg/lEvk50Zeep4
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The world reduced extreme poverty from about 60% of humanity in 1950 to roughly 10% today—one of the greatest development successes in history.
But here's the warning: More than half of the world's poor now live in countries where poverty is not falling: wrld.bg/qZhk50Zeeo5
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Datasets are cited in countless ways — acronyms, aliases, partial names.
#AI can learn to recognize them all, thanks to synthetic training data that mirror real citation patterns.
Here we explain how: wrld.bg/LJqV50Zeenq
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Global #poverty has declined — yet inequality between regions has deepened.
Low-income countries’ share of the world’s poor nearly doubled in ten years, even though their populations barely grew.
5 key facts: wrld.bg/6KbR50Zeel1
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