This paper uses merged customs and
administrative data from Serbian firms to quantify the
impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience on the
decision to start...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9790Date: October 4, 2021Author:
Reasner,Mason Scott ;
Tan,Shawn Weiming
The Country Opinion Survey in Comoros
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Comoros perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168446Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
At the beginning of the 20th century
less than 15 percent of people across the globe lived in
cities. This figure has risen to 50 percent (4.4 billion
people) today...
Type: BriefReport#: 165233Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Rose Innes,Cleo Elize ;
Casabianca,Brian A.
The pace at which markets are evolving,
thanks to the accelerated adoption of digital technologies,
poses important challenges to competition law and its
enforcement....
Type: ReportReport#: 164454Date: September 27, 2021Author:
Nyman,Sara ;
Barajas Aparicio,Rodrigo
This resource guide provides a sample of
some of the references used during the development of the
CMP Toolkit. The authors drew from Africa casestudies, and
global...
Type: ReportReport#: 164546Date: September 27, 2021Author:
World Bank
A forestry investment can include land
suitable for growing trees, the trees themselves, or both.
Forestry has long provided opportunities for institutional
investors...
Type: ReportReport#: 156854Date: September 13, 2021Author:
Binkley,Clark Shepard ;
Stewart,Fiona Elizabeth ;
Power,Samantha Elizabeth
This case study explores the reforms of
the business registration process implemented in Greece
since 2005. It identifies lessons that can be valuable for
public servants...
Debt in emerging market and developing
economies (EMDEs) is at its highest level in half a century.
In about nine out of 10 EMDEs, debt is higher now than it
was in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9771Date: September 10, 2021Author:
Kose,Ayhan ;
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Reinhart,Carmen M. ;
Rogoff,Kenneth S.
This paper assesses the trade impact of
regional trade agreements signed by Georgia. Using
information from the World Bank’s Deep Trade Agreements
database and the Exporters’...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9768Date: September 7, 2021Author:
Neri,Matteo ;
Orefice,Gianluca ;
Ruta,Michele
The Country Opinion Survey in Poland
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Poland perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168454Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
high-frequency phone survey (HFPS) 2020 was conducted in 13
Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,
Colombia, Costa...
Type: BriefReport#: 164110Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Flores Cruz,Ramiro Alejandro
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 164286Date: August 31, 2021Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Cull,Robert J. ;
Xu,L. Colin ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
The European Union (EU’s) new growth
strategy is transforming industry to become greener, more
circular and more digital while remaining competitive on the
global stage....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 163478Date: August 31, 2021Author:
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Torras Vives,Gemma
The aim of this report is to provide the
Government of Punjab with a preliminary overview of
opportunities and obstacles for the adoption of the EIP
Framework by industrial...
Type: ReportReport#: 163470Date: August 30, 2021Author:
Quaranta,Dario ;
Demir Duru,Sinem
This study aims to draw key lessons for
the African Continental Free Trade Area using evidence from
within the region. Although drawing lessons from the rest of
the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9761Date: August 30, 2021Author:
Kassa,Woubet ;
Sawadogo,Pegdewende Nestor
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by the World Bank Group President David Malpass at
Compact with Africa Conference on August 27, 2021. He spoke
about the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 163467Date: August 27, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
Umbrella facility for gender equality
(UFGE) grant helped fill and key lessons learned that will
be of interest to other practitioners or researchers. This
grant supported...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 163329Date: August 25, 2021
The Country Opinion Survey in Georgia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Georgia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168445Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
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