Friday, December 25, 2015

Highlights 2015 - World Bank - 2015-12-25

Year in review: 2015 in charts

1. The Global Poverty Rate Fell below 10%
2. The World Reached an Accord on Climate Change
3. A Record Number of People Were Forcibly Displaced
4. The SDGs Set Ambitious Targets for 2030
5. Finance for Development Needs to Move from Billions to Trillions
6. Commodity Prices Plummeted
7. Ebola Left a Lingering Legacy
8. More than 60% of the World’s Economies Improved Business Rules 
9. Changing Demographics Are Shaping Our Future
10. Maternal and Child Mortality Rates Hit Record Lows
11. The Bottom 40% Are Doing Better

12. Legal Restrictions Affect Working Women