With the recent release of the 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) data from the International Comparison Program (ICP … previous round of PPP data from 2005 led to a large increase in the estimated number of poor in the world. The 2011 price data … world. This paper presents evidence that if the global poverty line is updated with the 2011 PPP data based on the same set …

correlated with the poverty headcount at the country level. This association is significant using the World Bank's Doing Business … creation, as a source of new jobs and a manifestation of thriving entrepreneurship …

Previous Poverty and Shared Prosperity reports have conveyed the difficult message that the world is not on track to …

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of … the fight against poverty in the world. He believes that assuring growth is inclusive is both a moral imperative and a … crucial condition for sustained economic development for any country. The World Bank Group is now working on a revamped …