Poverty reduction has been elusive in Burundi. Following the socio-political crisis of 2015, real per capita GDP contracted by an annualized rate of 1.9 percent between 2015 and 2020. Burundi's Human Capital...
২০২৩ সালের প্রতিবেদনের ভিত্তিতে বিশ্বজুড়ে আনুমানিক ৪ কোটি ৫০ লক্ষ শরণার্থী রয়েছে, যাদের বেশিরভাগই মধ্যম থেকে নিম্ন আয়ের দেশগুলোতে আশ্রয় নিয়েছে। যদিও এই দেশগুলো বাস্তুচ্যুত জনগোষ্ঠীকে আয় ও সহায়তা...
This paper investigates how firms use green versus conventional debt and the associated firm- and aggregate-level environmental consequences. Employing a dataset of 127,711 global bond and syndicated loan...
In 2020, the national poverty headcount in Comoros was 44.8 percent, based on the latest budget survey conducted before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing investments in the Galawa Hotel and El-Maarouf...
Paraguay has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, with the national poverty rate falling from 51.4 percent in 2003 to 20.1 percent in 2024. However, four main structural...
In 2024, despite persistent regional security challenges spreading across the northern part of Benin along with trade uncertainties, economic activity grew by 7.5 percent (4.9 percent per capita), up from...
After a decade among the fastest-growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine slowed economic growth in Côte d’Ivoire in 2020...
Kazakhstan has achieved significant reductions in poverty over the past two decades, with both national poverty estimates and internationally comparable poverty rates declining sharply. Inequality, as...
Over the past decade, Türkiye has made significant progress in reducing poverty, with the share of the total population below the international upper-middle-income country (UMC) poverty line of $6.85 at...
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Samoa was conducted in 2018. A new 2023 HIES dataset has been collected, but poverty estimates are not yet available...
In 2022, 64.2 percent of Zambia's population, approximately 13 million individuals, were living on less than US$2.15 a day (2017 PPP), while the Gini Index stood at 51.8. These figures place Zambia among...
Fueled by its hydropower sector, Bhutan has achieved robust economic growth over the past decade, contributing to its poverty reduction. However, progress remains uneven and vulnerable to economic and...
In 2025, increasing labor incomes and decreasing inflationary pressure are expected to reduce the extreme poverty rate to 15.9 percent, based on the international poverty line of $2.15 per person per day...
In 2024, poverty in the Maldives is estimated to be at 2.2 percent, thanks to strong tourism-led economic growth and a generous redistribution system that has contributed to poverty reduction, economic...
Driven by strong mining output, robust services growth, and increased domestic demand fueled by rising wages and public spending, economic growth continues to be strong post-COVID-19. This robust growth...
Energy shortages from climatic shocks and ongoing crime led to Ecuador's 2.5 percent economic contraction in 2024. Despite these economic shocks, multidimensional poverty remained relatively stable. However...
The latest poverty estimate, based on the 2017 Household Budget Survey (IOF), shows that 55.5 percent of the population in São Tomé and Príncipe lives below the national poverty line. While growth is projected...
From 2006 to 2014, Tanzania experienced balanced economic growth driven by capital accumulation, labor accumulation, and Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Looking ahead, absolute poverty is projected to...
Bulgaria has made significant progress in reducing absolute poverty since its EU accession, particularly between 2015 and 2022, when real median incomes rose substantially. In the fourth quarter of 2024...
Poverty in Ghana fell considerably up until the COVID-19 pandemic. However, moderate growth due to larger fiscal adjustments, global economic and trade uncertainties, and persistent inflation will affect...
