The State of Economic
Inclusion Report 2024
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Read the press release and latest blog post from the World Bank with key takeaways from The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2024: Pathways to Scale.
Five key policy recommendations
Scaling up programs that empower poor and vulnerable populations to access economic opportunities, enhance food security, and build both short- and long-term resilience can contribute to more inclusive and sustainable growth that leaves no one behind. Based on an in-depth review of the current landscape of economic inclusion programs, this report provides the following five key policy recommendations.
1. CONTINUE TO EXPAND COVERAGE TO REACH THOSE MOST IN NEED
Poor and vulnerable populations face a complex web of challenges such as lack of access to education, healthcare, financial services, and employment opportunities. These constraints are often interlinked, reinforce each other, and create a cycle of poverty and exclusion. Without comprehensive economic inclusion programs, there is a considerable risk of leaving these populations behind as countries progress economically.
This report highlights a promising trend of increasing coverage of economic inclusion programs. These programs currently reach more than 16 million households and benefit more than 70 million individuals, directly or indirectly, in 88 countries globally.
2. STRENGTHEN OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH...
3. MAINTAIN PROGRAM QUALITY WHILE SCALING UP
4. CONTINUE TO BUILD AN EVIDENCE BASE TO INFORM...
5. DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPACTS
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Economic Inclusion
Data Portal
The Data Portal is your go-to resource for insights on global economic inclusion programs. Explore key design and implementation strategies all in one dynamic platform.
Landscape Data
Offers a snapshot of active economic inclusion programs, detailing coverage, objectives, target groups, and institutional arrangements, based on recent survey data.
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Economic Inclusion Programs
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Read the first State of
Economic Inclusion Report
from 2021
The first report in this series, The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021: The Potential to Scale established a baseline of the global landscape and introduced a common framework for understanding these programs as they move to scale.
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