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World Bank Group

@WorldBankGroup

Official World Bank Group account. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a #LivablePlanet. Check: @BancoMundial, @Banquemondiale & @AlbankAldawli

Washington, DC

Joined March 2009

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Jun 22
Weekly Update: ➡️ Industry must help close the skills gap. Here's why ➡️ Four threats that could spike global food prices this year ➡️ Ethiopia's landscape restoration is rewriting what's possible ➡️ How Senegal is building a resilient future 🔗wrld.bg/VUJn50Zfe4V🔗
39% of core skills will change by 2030. Industry must act.
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World Bank Group Climate and Environment
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Do you have questions about AI, innovation, and the future of clean air solutions? Join our experts live on Thursday, June 25, 8 am ET for an interactive discussion on the future of AI-driven air quality management. 📅Add to calendar wrld.bg/LvGU50Zg4o6
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Nearly 2/3 of economies have seen growth forecasts downgraded since January 2026. @WorldBankGroup is immediately mobilizing $60 billion — with capacity to scale to $100 billion if the conflict persists — to support affected countries. wrld.bg/occk50ZaBIx #GEP2026
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World Bank Education & Skills
@WBG_Education
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Is your country building the skills it needs? The 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅+ shows how investments in people shape productivity and future income. Explore your country’s data and see the path forward: wrld.bg/zlom50Zg5Hx
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Change is happening in India’s agriculture. In Uttar Pradesh, farming is building a future-ready rural economy with better jobs, stronger market links, and digital tools that work for smallholder farmers. Read the story: wrld.bg/9eGB50Zg1KC
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“Giving someone access to the internet opens a world of opportunity.” 🎥 Watch Lavanya Srivastava Choudhary, @WorldBankGroup Digital Specialist, explain how expanding affordable, high-quality internet access can drive economic growth, improve services, and help bridge the
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⚽Every great team needs a game plan. Investing in people is one of the smartest plays a country can make—through better health, learning, skills, jobs, and productivity. Explore the Human Capital Report: wrld.bg/ENzK50ZfZUp
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Tourism is one of the world’s most powerful engines of job creation. In 2024, travel and tourism: ➡️ Contributed roughly 10% of global GDP ➡️ Supported 357 million jobs ➡️ Accounted for over 10% of all employment worldwide Read more: wrld.bg/Z2BY50ZbTOu
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⚽️Which 5-time World Cup winner recently hit the historic milestone of reducing unemployment to a record of 5.1%?
When you make a selection it cannot be changed
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Take this quiz and learn more:
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Macro Poverty Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Macro Poverty Outlook analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 27 developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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@WorldBankGroup
Jun 23
NEW REPORT | Global #gasflaring hit 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2025, the highest level since 2019 and the third consecutive annual increase. Oil production grew 3.3%, but flaring grew faster. The trend is moving in the wrong direction, undermining energy security. Read
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World Bank Europe and Central Asia
@WorldBankECA
Jun 23
New @WorldBankGroup support will help Ukraine advance its private sector-led recovery, strengthening the country's reform agenda by: 📈Enabling private sector investment 👷🏼Attracting skilled labor to jobs 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻Advancing cross-border market integration wrld.bg/XSgU50ZfuvU
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Jun 23
"Compared to last year, productivity is 50% higher.” Discover how the @WorldBankGroup has helped Kazakhstan modernize over 800 kilometers of irrigation canals, improving when and where water arrives for farmers like Atabek in Shymkent: wrld.bg/PZVp50Zfpvg
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Jun 23
With @WorldBankGroup support, Nithya trained as a mason & now leads her own enterprise—employing women in her village. Addressing financial challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, this initiative has enabled 100K+ enterprises & jobs in #TamilNadu. wrld.bg/fhg350Zfpti
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