ETHIOPIA POVERTY ASSESSMENT - Harnessing Continued Growth for Accelerated Poverty Reduction - Overview

Jul 19, 2026

Provides an overview of the World Bank’s Ethiopia Poverty Assessment focused on harnessing continued growth to accelerate poverty reduction. Establishes the report’s purpose and context, outlining key contributions from a core team and guidance from senior World Bank leadership. Recognizes subject-specific contributors to macro-economic analysis and social protection content, and credits inputs from Ethiopian institutions and participants from the 16th Ethiopian Economics Association International Conference.

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What is the purpose of the Ethiopia Poverty Assessment overview?

It frames the assessment’s focus on leveraging continued growth to accelerate poverty reduction in Ethiopia.

Who prepared the report and provided overall guidance?

A core team prepared it under overall guidance from senior World Bank leadership, with additional contributors across different analytical areas.

Which institutions and events contributed inputs to the report?

The report benefited from inputs from Ethiopian government and statistics institutions, and from comments at the 16th Ethiopian Economics Association International Conference.

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