Zelenskyy: Ukrainian Counteroffensive Advances in Donetsk, Russian Losses Mount
Kyiv, September 20, 2025 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the country’s armed forces are advancing in the Donetsk...
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Mapping Human Climate Impact Across Global Terrestrial Ecoregions
The map illustrates the Human Climate Impact (HCI) index across terrestrial ecoregions worldwide, ranking regions from the least affected (1st)...
Global Commodity Price Trends: August Sees Diverging Movements Across Sectors
The latest World Bank data on nominal price indexes for August reveals a mixed picture of global commodity markets, with...
Price Effects of a Temporary VAT Cut in Argentina
Argentina’s experiment with a temporary reduction in value-added tax (VAT) provides a striking example of how tax policy can influence...
Rising Costs of Healthy Diets Hit Low-Income Countries Hardest, World Bank Data Shows
The affordability of a healthy diet remains deeply unequal across the globe, with new data from the World Bank revealing...
Poverty Concentration Shifts: Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Face the Heaviest Burdens
A new World Bank analysis highlights stark regional differences in global poverty, showing how the burden is distributed across regions...
World Bank Data Shows Room for Improvement in Business Environments Across Key Firm Lifecycle Areas
A new analysis from the World Bank underscores that businesses worldwide continue to face significant challenges across all stages of...
Global Prosperity Gap: Regional Trends and Shifting Contributions
A new analysis of global development data highlights how the prosperity gap—the disparity in economic and social well-being between regions—has...