Over the next 2 weeks, the World Bank Poverty will be hosting a “Summer University”, a series of dynamic training sessions organized by and for our global practice staff.

World Bank is committed to investing in our team's professional growth and ensuring they enhance their technical

Qué bonito momento. Cada cuatro años, por dos horas, todos los mexicanos nos declaramos ganadores!!

Recordando a un grande! Laura Chinchilla M.

Son 7:19 pm en Washington DC. El consulado mexicano sigue lleno de gente que quiere votar.

Gracias a mi admirado y querido José Carlos Díez por la invitación a conversar en su programa Líderes. Un honor, además, por la calidad de los entrevistados a quienes normalmente invita! Ojalá les parezca interesante. Véanla World Bank Poverty

When economic and social crises are coupled with a lack of reliable #data , efforts to reverse negative outcomes are even harder.

In #Lebanon , the World Bank in collaboration UNHCR Lebanon and WFP Lebanon - برنامج الأغذية العالمي في لبنان conducted the first household consumption survey after a decade.

The

To understand the state of the #labor market, we must go beyond traditional measures such as participation or unemployment rates. We must also look at the #quality of jobs, which has important implications for productivity and well-being.

The World Bank Poverty Job Quality Index

Can you predict chronic poverty with a single, cross sectional survey? @KbBolch, Luis Felipe López-Calva, & Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez provide evidence from three Latin American countries that you can.

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There is growing empirical literature showing that #aspirations , if matched with opportunities, can be important correlates of human capital investment, educational choices, and labor market performance.

Joint team from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the World Bank

How to get back on track to achieve the SDG1?

A broader focus on growth incidence is key, also policies that invest in the productive capacity of the poor and fiscal policies that work for all.

On May 7, in #Geneva , we came together to discuss how to reignite poverty

It was wonderful to see the global World Bank Poverty team yesterday morning in our Townhall.

A key point of discussion was the importance of building #partnerships and strengthening #collaboration to maximize our impact on #poverty and #inequality reduction.

Proud to work with

Qué gran evento en memoria de Carlos Urzúa. No hay una palabra de más. La enorme persona, gran científico de la economía y honesto y comprometido funcionario que fué. Insisto: yo fuí un gran beneficiario de su generosidad, de su humanidad, y un admirador de su intelecto. El nivel

Timely data on welfare is critical for adapting policies in the context of changing circumstances.

The World Bank Poverty team is leading innovative efforts to support countries in collecting for frequent data. For example, “Listening to the Kyrgyz Republic” (L2KGZ) is a monthly panel

Last Friday, along with Haishan Fu, World Bank Chief Statistician, we had a great opportunity to meet with statistical authorities from 28 National Statistics Offices in the context of IAOS – ISI 2024 International Statistics Conference in #Mexico .

The World Bank is the world’s

Honored to deliver a keynote at the IAOS – ISI 2024 International Statistics Conference “Improving Decision-Making for All” organized by International Association for Official Statistics, ISI and INEGI INFORMA in #Mexico .

#Data is the infrastructure and a precondition for effective policymaking. It is also a

Excellent meeting with Gogita Todradze, Executive Director of the Statistical Office of #Georgia (@Geostat100) to explore potential collaborative opportunities to strengthen the poverty and equity program in the South Caucasus region.

World Bank is ready to support @Geostat100

Happy to be in Mexico to deliver a keynote at the IAOS – ISI 2024 International Statistics Conference “Improving Decision-Making for All” organized by International Association for Official Statistics, ISI and INEGI INFORMA.

Looking forward for a productive discussion.

Learn more: isi-next.org/conferences/ia…

A great opportunity to meet with the United Nations agencies in Maputo, #Mozambique to discuss how we can support the country in the implementation of its poverty reduction strategies for the long term.

Looking forward to continuing our collaboration on this important agenda.