Access to infrastructure supports
economic development through both capital accumulation and
structural transformation. This paper investigates the links
between investments...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9870Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
This paper presents a comprehensive
analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on debt, puts recent debt
developments and prospects in historical context, and
analyzes new policy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9871Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Kose,Ayhan ;
Nagle,Peter Stephen Oliver ;
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Sugawara,Naotaka
The Debt Management Performance
Assessment (DeMPA) is the World Bank’s diagnostic
tool for assessing performance using a comprehensive set of
indicators that...
Type: ReportReport#: 162824Date: November 25, 2021Author:
De Moura Estevao Filho,Marcello ;
Doemeland,Doerte ;
Proite,Andre ;
Razlog,Lilia ;
Aslan,Cigdem ;
Rivetti,Diego ;
Jessen,Lars ;
Hakim,Lea ;
Puccini Secunho,Leandro ;
Nielsen,Lars Mayland ;
Larsen,Lars Ole ;
Anderson ;
Phillip ;
Bango,Zsolt
The Debt Management Performance
Assessment (DeMPA) is the World Bank’s diagnostic
tool for assessing performance using a comprehensive set of
indicators that...
Type: ReportReport#: 162824Date: November 25, 2021Author:
De Moura Estevao Filho,Marcello ;
Doemeland,Doerte ;
Proite,Andre ;
Razlog,Lilia ;
Aslan,Cigdem ;
Rivetti,Diego ;
Jessen,Lars ;
Hakim,Lea ;
Puccini Secunho,Leandro ;
Nielsen,Lars Mayland ;
Larsen,Lars Ole ;
Anderson ;
Phillip ;
Bango,Zsolt
This paper estimates the welfare gains
from upgrading several major regional corridors in West
Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework
with trade...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9855Date: November 19, 2021Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
What does the macroeconomy look like in
the aftermath of tariff changes? This paper estimates
impulse response functions from local projections using a
panel of annual...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9854Date: November 18, 2021Author:
Furceri,Davide ;
Hannan,Swarnali A. ;
Ostry,Jonathan D. ;
ROSE,ANDREW K.
Regional economic engagement within
South Asia may gain increasing importance owing to several
factors that are currently in play, including strategies to
diversify...
Type: PublicationReport#: 166159Date: November 18, 2021Author:
Kathuria,Sanjay ;
Yatawara,Ravindra A. ;
Zhu,Xiao’ou
The Palestinian economy has started its
recovery in 2021 as COVID-related (coronavirus) measures
have been eased, but sustainable sources of growth going
forward remain...
Type: ReportReport#: 165825Date: November 17, 2021
Violent conflicts present a formidable
threat to regional economies. Throughout the world, border
regions in many countries are possibly impacted by the
cross-border...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 166003Date: November 12, 2021Author:
Jedwab,Remi Camille ;
Blankespoor,Brian ;
Masaki,Takaki ;
Rodríguez-Castelán,Carlos
The report benchmarks eight countries in
the Middle East and North Africa Region along the proposed
framework through a checklist of indicators, pointing to
policy gaps...
Type: ReportReport#: 165978Date: November 11, 2021Author:
Ait Ali Slimane,Meriem ;
Hasan,Md. Abir
This evaluation provides an early-stage
assessment of the Sustainable Development Finance Policy
(SDFP) of the International Development Association (IDA),
which went...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 165764Date: November 10, 2021
In 2003 Botswana was the first country
in Africa to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all
citizens living with HIV. It achieved the 90-90-90 UNAIDS
Fast-Track...
This paper reviews the policies and
regulations for special economic zones and other spatial
development modalities in the countries within proximity of
the Eastern...
Type: ReportReport#: 165951Date: November 10, 2021Author:
Galal,Rami Mikko Ahmed
The Lake Chad Region (LCR) is an
economically interdependent area that encompasses parts of
Cameroon (Extrême-Nord), Chad (Chari Baguirmi,
Hadjer Lamis, Kenam,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165936Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Walkenhorst,Peter
This report sheds light on the
interlocked long-term territorial development challenges and
the recently realized systemic risks affecting the Lake Chad
region. It summarizes...
Type: ReportReport#: 165925Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio ;
Lach,Samantha ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
The Lake Chad region, which is an
economically-and socially integrated area spanning across
four countries of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria in
north-west Africa,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165926Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
This report sheds light on the
interlocked long-term territorial development challenges and
the recently realized systemic risks affecting the Lake Chad
region. It summarizes...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165925Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio ;
Lach,Samantha ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
This paper focuses on the impact of
infrastructure on economic development for the countries
around the Lake Chad area, an economically- and
socially-integrated area...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165932Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
This paper examines the relationship
between access to markets and land cultivation following
Berg et al. (2018) using panel methods. Then, author
contextualize these...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165934Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Blankespoor,Brian
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