This paper examines the challenges that African governments are grappling with as part of a renewed international effort to expand electricity access. It shows how the crux of the challenge is twofold:...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11339Date: March 20, 2026Author:
Dabalen, Andrew L. ;
Khemani, Stuti ;
Lang, Megan Elizabeth ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Commodity price volatility—along with energy and food security concerns—has renewed interest in supply- and demand-management schemes. This paper revisits experiences of international commodity agreements....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11340Date: March 20, 2026Author:
Baffes, John ;
Nagle, Peter ;
Streifel, Shane S.
During the course of the ASA, the Analytics GSG and its members undertook activities that served to push the knowledge boundaries to inform the Bank’s policy and operational dialogue. The activities had...
Type: BriefReport#: 209038Date: March 20, 2026Author:
World Bank
According to administrative data, as many as 25 million children between the ages of 5 and 16 are out-of-school in Pakistan. However, little is known about where these children are in relation to available...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11341Date: March 20, 2026Author:
Saif, Umar ;
Hasan, Amer ;
Tahir, Ayesha ;
Geven, Koen Martijn ;
Ali, Mohsen ;
Masood, Aliza ;
Abdul Rahman, Muhammad ;
Fazili, Sheena
Thailand’s economic momentum strengthened at the start of 2026, with growth exceeding expectations, supported by stronger merchandise exports, private investment, and fiscal stimulus in late 2025. Tight...
Type: BriefReport#: 209036Date: March 20, 2026Author:
World Bank
Is place-based green industrial policy effective? This paper examines the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Community provisions, which provide spatially targeted incentives for renewable energy investment....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11337Date: March 19, 2026Author:
Keuzenkamp, Joep ;
Mazza, Jacopo ;
Rijkers, Bob ;
Stapleton, Katherine
Agriculture is a cornerstone of Uzbekistan’s economy, accounting for 24.3 percent of GDP, 23.9 percent of employment, and 20.4 percent of exports in 2023.2 It plays a vital role in reducing rural poverty,...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 209025Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
Ambitious and credible fiscal consolidation measures are needed to restore debt
sustainability and create fiscal space to meet growing social needs. As the
population continues to grow rapidly, the demand...
Type: ReportReport#: 209023Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
The agriculture sector is critical to global food production and ecosystem management and involves a diverse range of actors. From large agribusinesses to smallholder farmers and land managers, they are...
Type: BriefReport#: 208999Date: March 19, 2026Author:
Kerr, Thomas Michael ;
Shankar, Varun
Turkmenistan faces significant environmental and climate-related challenges, with widespread land degradation, increasing salinization, water scarcity, and vulnerability to climate change impacts. Approximately...
Type: ReportReport#: 209004Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series,
following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier
publications and provides a global reference...
Type: PublicationReport#: 209024Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) identifies the key objectives and development results through which the World Bank Group (WBG) intends to support a member country in its efforts to end extreme...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 209021Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
This year, the Subnational B-READY series covers 66 cities across six EU Member States (Czechia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Spain), spanning 64 NUTS2 regions. The primary objective of the Subnational...
Type: ReportReport#: 207962Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series,
following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier
publications and provides a global reference...
Type: PublicationReport#: 209024Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank ;
Cook, Ed ;
Ionkova, Kremena ;
Bhada-Tata, Perinaz ;
Yadav, Sonakshi ;
Van Woerden, Frank
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help countries facing complex climate-related challenges to address disaster risks while providing important socioeconomic benefits. This guide focuses on NBS for climate...
Type: ReportReport#: 209005Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
The 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) 2025 Annual Report, Securing Water, presents the organization's progress in advancing global water security through public-private collaboration and innovation. Operating...
Type: BriefReport#: 209008Date: March 19, 2026Author:
World Bank
This study introduces a novel quantitative method to assess the willingness to pay for emerging technologies, such as hydrogen, as substitutes for fossil fuels in industrial production. A three-step framework...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11338Date: March 19, 2026Author:
Ikonnikova, Svetlana ;
Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
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