Regional Overview – South Asia

World Poverty & Hunger by the Numbers

In the early years of the 21st Century

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South Asia's Development Journey: How IDA is Transforming Lives

World Bank Blogs, Martin Raiser & Akihiko Nishio, December 02, 2024

blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/south-asia-s-development-journey-how-ida-is-transforming-lives?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM238798

[accessed 8 December 2024]

The World Bank's International Development Association (The IDA) plays a vital role in driving development outcomes, with South Asia exemplifying its impact. Over the last two decades, IDA countries in South Asia have made impressive progress across development sectors.

By several key measures, South Asia has accounted for two-thirds or more of the progress achieved by countries that were eligible for IDA loans two decades ago.

The World Bank - Annual Report 2019

www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report/

[accessed 30 September 2020]

WORLD BANK FISCAL YEAR COMMITMENTS - The World Bank approved $8.9 billion in lending to the region for 54 operations in fiscal 2019, including $4.0 billion in IBRD loans and $4.9 billion in IDA commitments..

Newly released data show refugee numbers in 2021 are the highest ever: An update

Emi Suzuki, World Bank, 20 June 2022

blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/newly-released-data-show-refugee-numbers-2021-are-highest-ever-update?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM146625

[accessed 24 June 2022]

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