China’s economy had a strong start to the year, but a deeper contraction of the property sector and weaker consumption weighed on growth in the second quarter. Growth is projected at 4.8 percent in 2024,...
Type: BriefReport#: 193969Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Growth rebounded to 2.7 percent in 2023, driven by robust agricultural output, but momentum weakened in 2024, with real growth projected at 2.2 percent, due to persistent fuel shortages, power supply disruptions,...
Type: BriefReport#: 194091Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The economy continues recovering from Cyclone Kenneth and COVID-19, driven by private consumption and investments in tourism and transport infrastructure. Growth is expected to gradually increase to 4.3...
Type: BriefReport#: 194096Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
After contracting by 5.7 percent in 2023, economic activity in Equatorial Guinea is projected to pick up in 2024 mainly supported by stronger hydrocarbon output. Fiscal and external positions are expected...
Type: BriefReport#: 194104Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Growth is expected to normalize in 2024 and revert to its long-term average of 3.3 percent over the medium term, anchored on continued tourist arrivals. Fiscal consolidation is expected to continue over...
Type: BriefReport#: 193970Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The economic situation continues to deteriorate as macroeconomic imbalances weigh on growth and poverty reduction. Limited access to external financing, increased economic uncertainty, and low levels of...
Type: BriefReport#: 194009Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty reduction has been elusive in Burundi. Following the socio-political crisis 2015, real per-capita GDP contracted by an annualized rate of 1.9 percent between 2015 and 2020. The poverty rate in...
Type: BriefReport#: 196054Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The national poverty rate increased 1.8 percentage points from 41.4 percent in 2018-19 to 43.2 percent in 2021-22, dramatically increasing in the Sahel region. Poverty rates in the Sahel region (which...
Type: BriefReport#: 196056Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bhutan experienced a significant reduction in poverty and inequality in the last decade. The 6.85 dollars/day poverty rate declined between 2017 and 2022 and is estimated to have further decreased from...
Type: BriefReport#: 196062Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Vietnam has transformed remarkably from a post-war economy with high poverty to a vibrant and modern one. In the last three decades, GDP per capita has grown four-and-a-half times, from $588 (USD 2015)...
Type: BriefReport#: 196064Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Official government estimates using the national poverty methodology showed that 29.7 percent of the Egyptian population was poor in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 196080Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) in Fiji was conducted in 2019/20. By World Bank definitions of data deprivation, Fiji is classified as vulnerable to data deprivation, as it has...
Type: BriefReport#: 196082Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Indonesia’s poverty rate continued its slow and steady decline in 2024, supported by strong economic growth. The national poverty headcount ratio fell to 9 percent in March 2024 - down 0.4 percentage points...
Type: BriefReport#: 196121Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Honduras remains one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the region. Preliminary estimates for 2023 show that 51.9 percent of the population live under the upper middle-income country poverty...
Type: BriefReport#: 196109Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty in Panama has hovered around 13 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic, as the labor market slowly recovered and emergency transfers were rolled back. Despite progress in the labor market in 2023,...
Type: BriefReport#: 196141Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The paper reviews the dynamics of human capital – mostly skills –accumulation and utilization during successful and static episodes of structural transformation in a sample of more than 90 countries over...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 193160Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Maddalena Honorati ;
Indhira Santos ;
Sofia Gomez Tamayo
This document summarizes the key messages and top-line findings from the four cities risk snapshots, serving as an entry point for further discussion around investment identification and prioritization....
Type: ReportReport#: 193802Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
A randomized experiment in Togo found that personal initiative training for small businesses resulted in large and significant impacts for both men and women after two years (Campos et al, 2017). This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10938Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Francisco Moraes Leitao Campos ;
Frese,Michael ;
Leonardo Iacovone ;
Hillary C. Johnson ;
David McKenzie ;
Mensmann,Mona
The fourth edition of the Mobility and Development periodical presents nine stories of how countries have evolved transport sector innovations, policy reform, and technical solutions to improve the quality...
Type: ReportReport#: 193809Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The economy is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2024, driven by national election related spending and public infrastructure investments in the energy and transportation sectors. In the medium term,...
Type: BriefReport#: 193980Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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