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WORLD BANK GROUP OPENS DATA TO ALL
World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global
Economic Monitor are now free, open, and easy to access at
data.worldbank.org
For convenience to users in areas without internet access, print and
CD-ROM editions of
WDI,
GDF,
ADI, and other products will continue
to be available, now at a much-reduced cost.
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World Bank Online Resources
The World Bank e-Library is a subscription-based portal to full-text books, reports, journals,
working papers and other formal documents from the World Bank. Fully-indexed and cross-searchable,
it brings together more than 2,000 books; more than 3,200 research working papers; and more than 400
journal articles - a total of over 5,600 documents in one convenient online collection. Each new
title, working paper, and journal is added to e-Library as it becomes available in electronic format.
Institutional access is made available by IP address and pricing is based on total FTE. For more
information or a quote, please email
info@bernan.com.
World Development Indicators (WDI) Online is now free and open to the public. WDI Online
is the premier data source on the global economy. It contains statistical data, development indicators,
and time series data for over 220 countries and country groups.
Global Development Finance (GDF) Online is now free and open to the public. GDF Online
contains statistical data for the 128 individual countries that report to the World Bank's Debtor
reporting System (DRS).
Africa Development Indicators (ADI) Online is now free and open to the public. ADI Online
provides the most comprehensive collection of data on Africa available. It is designed to provide
all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data monitoring development
programs and aid flows in the region.
Global Economic Monitor (GEM) is now free and open to the public. Global Economic Monitor
is a one-stop portal for analysis of current economic trends and for economic and financial indicators.
It features up-to-date analysis on global economic conditions, including a daily brief and event-driven
focus reports, forecasts for commodity prices and main macroeconomic indicators for over 130 countries.
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To go directly to the Bank's new open data site, please visit
http://data.worldbank.org.
The Complete World Development Report Online (WDR Online) Coming soon! Please check back this
summer for more information.
The World Bank conducts and publishes research on a broad range of social and economic development issues
including development policy, finance, health, education, trade, aid effectiveness, and poverty.
The World Bank also works with national governments and other organizations worldwide to collect social
and economic data and, under the auspices of the International Comparison Program, to ensure that it
publishes internationally comparable data, consistent in definition, timing, and methods.
The World Bank provides indispensable information sources for academic and research institutions,
international organizations, and corporations. World Bank Online Resources is the reference of choice
for the most comprehensive data and best thinking on development.
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