Turkey is one of the largest middle-income partners of the World Bank Group (WBG), and the 18th largest economy in the world. In less than a decade, per capita income in the country has nearly tripled and now exceeds $10,000.
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October 17, 2016 — The World Bank Group has launched the preparation process for its new partnership framework with Turkey. The process will involve consultations with the civil society to exchange views on the country's development opportunities and ways to address them through the partnership
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September 12, 2016 — A component of the World Bank-supported finance project improves access to longer-term Islamic finance for small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) and export-oriented enterprises (EOEs) - all key motors of Turkey’s economy.
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This project supports improving the efficiency of energy use in small and medium enterprises by scaling-up commercial bank lending for energy efficiency investments.
The project aims at strengthening critical public facilities for earthquake resistance while supporting measures for enforcing building codes and land use regulations in the
This report is addressed to policy makers from other emerging markets and from Turkey itself. To the former, it offers lessons in how Turkey progressed towards international integration and increased
Turkey's cities have seen unprecedented growth. A new report highlights salient features of Turkey’s urbanization process, with lessons learned for other developing countries.
RICA aims to reduce regional disparities and improve the investment climate at both the regional and national levels. RICA will run through September 2016.