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Economic Mobility in Developing Countries Has Stalled for the Last 30 Years: WBG Report

Generations of poor people in developing countries are trapped in a cycle of poverty determined by their circumstance at birth and unable to ascend the economic ladder due to inequality of opportunity

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Apr 21, 2018

World Bank Group Shareholders Endorse Transformative Capital Package

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May 08, 2018

Countries in Europe and Central Asia Can Provide Better Opportunities and Services for Citizens by Leveraging Blockchain Technologies

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Apr 24, 2018

Commodity prices to rise more than expected in 2018: World Bank

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May 08, 2018

New Report Looks at Past Disasters to Prepare for the Future

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Apr 17, 2018

IDA launches Inaugural Bond, Pioneering New Model for Development Finance: First IDA bond raises US$1.5 billion from investors around the world

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Apr 19, 2018

Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative allocates first round funding; Expected to mobilize twice the original target

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