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40% of adults in developing nations now save formally — W’Bank
The World Bank Group has reported a significant rise in formal saving across developing nations, with 40 per cent of adults now using bank accounts or other financial services to save.This milestone, ...
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Only 50% of Filipino adults have financial accounts — World Bank
ONLY 50% of Filipino adults had financial accounts at end-2024 even as 78% own mobile phones, according to the World Bank. The World Bank said in The Global Findex Database 2025 report released on ...
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Over 4M Pinoy adults still financially excluded—World Bank
A DECADE after the government rolled out a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI), more than four million adult Filipinos do not have any bank, mobile, or digital financial accounts, latest ...
44.7% of Pakistanis in poverty while neighbours progress, World Bank reveals alarming data
Pakistan's poverty crisis continues to spiral out of control, with the World Bank's 2025 assessment revealing a shocking 44.7 ...
16% Indians don't have active bank accounts despite high ownership rate: World Bank
The country still has a large adult population without a bank account of their own despite the country's 90 percent ownership rate, a report said ...
India ranks 4th globally in income equality, shows World Bank data
World Bank data reveals India ranks fourth globally in income equality, boasting a Gini Index of 25.5 in 2022. This places ...
India beats US, China, G7 & G20 nations to become one of the world’s most equal societies: Here’s what World Bank says
Recent World Bank data indicates India's progress in income equality, achieving a Gini Index of 25.5, ranking fourth globally ...
World Bank report: Congress terms government assertion on India being among ‘most equal’ countries as ‘fraudulent’
Congress criticizes Modi government's claim of India being among most equal countries, demands retraction of "fraudulent" ...