WDI - The World by Income and Region
WEBApr 21, 2018 · The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate …
World Bank Open Data | Data
WEBWorld Bank Open Data is a comprehensive online platform that provides free access to data on various topics related to global development. Users can explore, download, and visualize data from different sources, indicators, countries, and regions. World Bank Open Data also offers tools and resources to help users understand and use the data effectively.
South Asia Climate Roadmap - World Bank Group
WEBThe World Bank Group’s South Asia Climate Roadmap will help the region ramp up its climate action in key transitions: The Agriculture, Food, Water, and Land Systems Transition. The Energy and Transport Transition. The Urban Transition. The WBG will also work to achieve systemic resilience across sectors and mobilize financing and investment.
South Asia Development Update April 2024 | Economic Outlook
WEBChapter 1. Deceptive Strength. Output growth in South Asia, projected at 6.0–6.1 percent in 2024–25, continues to exceed that in other emerging market and developing economies, but this is largely due to strong growth in India. In the rest of the region, while picking up, it is expected to remain mostly well below pre-pandemic averages.
World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update
WEBMost economies in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) are growing faster than the rest of the world but slower than before the pandemic. Slowing global growth, still tight financial conditions, and an increase in trade protection and industrial support in large and rich countries are key aspects of the external environment shaping the region’s economic …
The case for regional cooperation in South Asian higher education
WEBJun 30, 2023 · The education policy reforms, however, have taken place largely in isolation at a country level. In South Asia, the efforts at regional collaboration in the education sector have been limited to a handful of initiatives —for instance the Asian University of Women established in 2006 and South Asian University in 2010.
South Asia : Development news, research, data | World Bank
WEBSouth Asia. South Asia is expected to remain the fastest-growing region in the world with output growth expected to be strong at 6.0% in 2024. But persistent structural challenges threaten to undermine sustained, resilient growth. South Asia Home.
The World Bank In East Asia Pacific
WEBEast Asia and Pacific remains the world’s growth engine despite a challenging external environment, with developing economies growing by 7.2% in 2013. The proportion of people living in poverty in the region has steadily declined—less than 10% of the population lives on $1.25 a day—but much more needs to be done as there are still close to half a billion …
World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Report
WEBIn 1990, the region held about a third of the world’s labor force. Leveraging this comparative advantage, the share of global GDP of emerging economies in East Asia Pacific grew from 7 percent in 1992 to 17 percent in 2011. Yet, the region now finds itself at a critical juncture.
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT - World Bank
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