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Oct 14, 2018

World Bank Announces $1bn Assistance for Indonesia Natural Disaster Recovery and Preparedness

Oct 12, 2018

World Development Report 2019: Jobs of the Future Require More Investment in People

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim at opening press conference. Photo: Grant Ellis / World Bank

Oct 11, 2018

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Opening Remarks at the 2018 Annual Meetings Press Conference

Oct 06, 2018

South Asia Firms Up Its Growth Lead, Despite Budget Woes

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Oct 03, 2018

East Asia and Pacific Growth Remains Resilient Despite Heightened Global Uncertainty, World Bank Says

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Oct 02, 2018

Human Capital and Technology: Building the New Social Contract

Oct 02, 2018

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is Slower than Expected

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 18, 2018

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

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