The world cannot afford to ignore the poorest countries INDERMIT GILLM. AYHAN KOSE APRIL 18, 2024 This page in: English Español العربية 中文

The world cannot afford to ignore the poorest countries INDERMIT GILLM. AYHAN KOSE APRIL 18, 2024 They are home to a quarter of humanity—1.9 billion people. They possess prized natural resources, including one-fifth of the world’s copper and gold reserves, as well as many of the rare metals essential for the transition to clean energy. Their working-age populations are set to expand for the next five decades amid demographic decline nearly everywhere else. Yet a historic reversal is underway among the world’s 75 countries eligible for grants and low-interest loans from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/the-world-cannot-afford-to-ignore-the-poorest-countries