Correcting course to accelerate poverty reduction

On End Poverty Day this year, it’s hard to find cause for celebration.  The COVID19mari_blog_october_17_1140x500.jpeg pandemic triggered a historic setback, pushing 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 – the largest one-year increase in three decades.  The war in Ukraine deepened the global economic slowdown, which is now in its steepest decline following a post-recession recovery since 1970. At this rate, nearly 7 percent of the world’s population – almost 600 million people – will still be struggling in extreme poverty in 2030.   

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Annual Meetings 2022: Development in Crisis

Annual Meetings Live Events

October 10-16, 2022

Join leaders, experts and activists to discuss how we can best respond to the multiple overlapping crises facing developing countries. How can we work together to navigate an uncertain world? Read more

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Live Events and Virtual Q&As

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The 2022 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises

The 2022 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises