banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. …

discusses recent developments in global production, trade, inflation, and financial markets, and presents updates of the World …

This is the first Economic Report on Afghanistan by the World Bank in a quarter-century. It is intended to contribute …

, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the …

The WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the … women around the world still continue to struggle with gender-based disadvantages, much has changed for the better and at a …

The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain …, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world …'s poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. World Development Report 2008 seeks to …