Publications | Business Ready - World Bank Group
Business Ready (B-READY) is a new World Bank Group corporate flagship report that evaluates the business and investment climate worldwide. It replaces and improves upon the Doing Business project.
Global Container Port Performance Index 2023 - World Bank Group
Jun 1, 2024 · Global maritime shifts impact container port performance; large Asian ports continue to excel. New York/Washington, June 4, 2024 – The newest global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) reveals that East and Southeast Asian ports excelled in 2023, accounting for 13 of the top 20 places. Developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the …
Digital Progress and Trends Report - World Bank Group
Digital technologies are transforming economies, creating jobs, and improving lives. They have dramatically changed communications, business, health, education, finance and more. Yet the digital divide remains stark and is becoming synonymous with a development divide. Billions of people around the ...
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 - World Bank Group
May 21, 2024 · Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today. There are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in …
Food Security | Food Insecurity Statistics & Solutions - World Bank …
Dec 16, 2024 · Latest Food Security Data – December 16, 2024. Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 68.8% of low-income countries (1.2 percentage points lower since the last update on November 15, 2024), 46.7% of lower-middle-income countries (1.1 percentage points lower), 33% of …
Economic Outlook | Latin America and the Caribbean October 2024
Nov 21, 2024 · Download the latest economic outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean from the World Bank. Access data, facts, statistics, and learn more about the opportunities that competition offer to boost growth, inclusion, and better governance in the region. This is crucial for driving growth in the region and achieving a pace that allows for poverty reduction and the …
Climate Explainer: Food Security and Climate Change - World Bank …
Oct 17, 2022 · What is the state of global food security today, and what is the role of climate change? The number of people suffering acute food insecurity increased from 135 million in 2019 to 345 million in 82 countries by June 2022, as the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, and the continued economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed food prices to all-time highs.
Migration & Remittances Overview: Development news, research, …
Current crises are increasing migration pressures with complex regional and strategic implications. According to the World Development Report 2023, 184 million people were on the move as migrants around the world, driven by economic opportunities, conflict and violence, or other reasons.About half live in high-income countries, and one-third live in developing countries.
Social Dimensions of Climate Change - World Bank Group
Apr 1, 2023 · Social Dimensions of Climate Change. As the climate continues to change, millions of poor people face increasing challenges in terms of extreme events, health effects, food, water, and livelihood security, migration and forced displacement, loss of …
World Bank Group - International Development, Poverty and …
Dec 13, 2024 · With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions.