This Angola Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) analyzes the country’s economic growth over the past two decades and offers insights into its long-term potential. The aim is to identify the main challenges,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 203438Date: July 24, 2025Author:
Eduardo, Nelson Tisso Miezi ;
Bou Habib, Chadi ;
Marandino Peregalli, Joaquin ;
Tudela Pye, Jorge Fernando ;
Hirano, Yumeka ;
Vaz, Carlos Deosvaldo Fragoso ;
Ramos, Elaine ;
Muramatsu, Karen ;
Bambe, Bao We Wal ;
Niati, Sansão
Investing in people is the most important investment Papua New Guinea (PNG) can make for its future prosperity. Data suggests that PNG is underutilizing its people's potential: it has the lowest rate of...
Type: ReportReport#: 196483Date: July 24, 2025Author:
Shirakawa, Kaori ;
Sondergaard, Lars M.
The Country Opinion Survey in Ecuador assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Ecuador perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 205721Date: July 24, 2025Author:
wb589176
The Central African Republic (CAR) remains at high risk of external debt distress and overall high risk of debt distress. Public debt is projected to be sustainable, though there are substantial liquidity...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203399Date: July 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
Burkina Faso remains at moderate risk of external and overall public debt distress. Debt levels are sustainable over the medium term. The current debt-carrying capacity is consistent with a classification...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203400Date: July 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
This note provides guidance on how to ensure the quality of childcare delivered in different settings including daycares, nurseries, home-based childcare, creches, and preschools. It outlines the basic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 203415Date: July 23, 2025Author:
Beaton-Day, Frances ;
Kelly, Melissa Diane
Over the past two years, and in response to a strong mandate from our shareholders, the World Bank Group (WBG) has evolved to become faster, simpler, and more impactful, enhancing accountability, efficiency,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203529Date: July 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
Guinea-Bissau remains at high risk of external and overall debt distress, unchanged from the previous Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) (December 2024). For external debt, the PV of debt to exports ratio...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203401Date: July 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Thai economy continued to be supported by strong goods exports and improving manufacturing output, though service sector activity softened due to a drop in tourist arrivals. Exports continued to surge,...
Type: BriefReport#: 203398Date: July 23, 2025Author:
Puthong, Warunthorn Milk
Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are often depicted as highly vulnerable to the environmental and human impacts of anthropogenic climate change. At the same time, they are increasingly...
Type: ReportReport#: 203377Date: July 22, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report provides a deeper analysis that identifies exogenous vulnerabilities, such as climate change, and their impacts on the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in the West Bank and Gaza. It provides an...
Type: ReportReport#: 203381Date: July 22, 2025Author:
World Bank
Angola’s economy rebounded strongly in 2024 with a real GDP growth of 4.4 percent, fueled by a revitalized oil sector and robust performance in non-oil industries like mining, commerce, and agriculture....
Type: ReportReport#: 203319Date: July 22, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report explores policies to achieve Viet Nam's goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2045. This bold ambition will require not only faster economic growth than over the last four decades but also...
Type: ReportReport#: 203392Date: July 22, 2025Author:
Coppola Suriani, Andrea ;
Wai-Poi, Matthew ;
Dray, Sacha Samuel Jacques ;
Sosa, Mariano Ernesto ;
Nguyen, Thu-Ha Thi ;
Nguyen, Hoa Thi Thanh
With global climate change impacting cities around the world, local and national governments need to plan for and invest in solutions that mitigate the climate and disaster risks their populations and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11178Date: July 22, 2025Author:
Doeffinger, Tesss ;
Eisenberg, Ross Marc ;
Goldblatt, Ran ;
Rubinyi, Steven Louis ;
Yu, Winston
The Republic of Congo, a country with extensive tropical forests and low deforestation rates, needs to balance export-driven development, especially through timber production, and sustainable forest management....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11177Date: July 21, 2025Author:
de Smit, Veerle ;
Gatiso, Tsegaye Ginbo ;
Golub, Alexander ;
Kollenda, Philipp ;
Rigaud, Kanta Kumari ;
Wang, Dieter
South Asia is at a critical juncture where enhanced regional economic cooperation, both eastward and westward, is essential to navigate global uncertainties, attract investment, and promote sustainable...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 203333Date: July 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
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