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United Nations, World Bank, and Humanitarian Organizations Launch Innovative Partnership to End Famine

The United Nations, World Bank, International Committee of the Red Cross, Microsoft Corp., Google and Amazon Web Services announced an unprecedented global partnership to prevent future famines.

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Fishermen and Ebola survivor, Alusan Bangura has found many difficulties of finding steading work after recovering from Ebola, on March 2, 2016 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank

Sep 19, 2018

Decline of Global Extreme Poverty Continues but Has Slowed: World Bank

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Aug 28, 2018

South Asia’s Transport Corridors Can Become Engines of Growth

Aug 23, 2018

World Bank Prices First Global Blockchain Bond, Raising A$110 Million

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Jul 24, 2018

Trade Logistics Gap Persists Between Developed and Developing Countries

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Jul 24, 2018

World Bank Group Announces New Commitments on Disability Inclusion

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Sep 20, 2018

Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report

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Connections Beyond Trade Crucial for Economic Growth in Europe and Central Asia

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New Support for Accelerating Reforms in Tunisia to Boost Growth, Protect the Vulnerable and Shift to Green Energy

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Globally, Countries Lose $160 Trillion in Wealth Due to Earnings Gaps Between Women and Men

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World Bank Support Aims to Create Thousands of Jobs in Lebanon

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Building Back Better: How to Cut Natural Disaster Losses by a Third

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Global Economy to Expand by 3.1 percent in 2018, Slower Growth Seen Ahead