The core mission of the World Bank is a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Dhaka, June 28 -- State Minister for Planning Ministry Zonayed Saki on Sunday said the Strengthening Institutions for Transparency and Accountability (SITA) project would play a crucial role in ...