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The Kingdom of Bhutan is considered a development success story, with decreasing poverty and improvements in human development indicators. The Bank's engagement in Bhutan is aimed at supporting the government's goal of Gross National Happiness.

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Prosperity for Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan (Bhutan) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have had a long standing relationship. How are we working together?

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Bhutan - Results Brief

Supporting Prosperity in the Country of Happiness

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Policy Reform

Bhutan Receives World Bank Support for Reforms in the Mining Sector

Bhutan At-A-Glance

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small, mountainous, landlocked country in South Asia, located in the eastern Himalayas, bordered by India and China. Bhutan is home to a population of about 770,000 spread over approximately 38,394 square kilometers, with about 71 percent of its land under forest cover.

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Bhutan Development Update

Bhutan maintained solid growth and macroeconomic stability. However, delays in hydropower construction cloud macroeconomic prospects in the coming years.

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Yoichiro Ishihara

Resident Representative & Senior Country Economist for Bhutan

Tenzin Lhaden

Economist for Bhutan

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Yoichiro Ishihara
Resident Representative & Sr. Country Economist
Bhutan Development Bank Limited Bldg.
Norzam Lam Chubachu
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P.O. Box 244
Thimphu, Bhutan

+975-77-182-111

yishihara@worldbank.org

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