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
This report proposes a comprehensive reform agenda of five connected policy packages. The first two packages aim to support private sector development and competitiveness and, as a result, promote the...
Type: ReportReport#: 203392Date: July 22, 2025Author:
Coppola, Andrea ;
Dray, Sacha ;
Nguyen, Hoa Thi Thanh ;
Nguyen, Thu Ha Thi ;
Sosa, Mariano Ernesto ;
Wai-Poi, Matthew
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
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
This paper offers practical advice on how to improve statistical power in randomized experiments through choices and actions researchers can take at the design, implementation, and analysis stages. At...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11176Date: July 21, 2025Author:
McKenzie, David
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events due to its frequent exposure to floods and extensive low-lying areas. Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11175Date: July 21, 2025Author:
Brander, Luke McKinnon ;
Jafino, Bramka Arga ;
Kazi, Swarna ;
Mancheño, Alejandra Gijón ;
Urrutia, Ignacio
This Policy Note advocates for the introduction of a single resolution framework applicable to failing banks of all sizes in FinSAC client countries. As most FinSAC client countries already have, or are...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 201601Date: July 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
The refugee crisis in Africa is escalating, and pressures on host countries are mounting. The existing refugee response system thus already struggles to deliver acceptable outcomes for refugees; worse,...
Type: ReportReport#: 203309Date: July 18, 2025Author:
Hoogeveen, Johannes G. ;
Hopper, Robert Benjamin ;
Silva, Karishma Talitha
The IMF and World Bank conduct regular Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) for low-income countries to evaluate debt vulnerabilities and inform borrowing and lending decisions. Recognizing the growing...
Type: ReportReport#: 203320Date: July 18, 2025Author:
Bandiera, Luca ;
Hernandez, Juan M.
This report estimates a monetary value for the global public good that the government of Jordan provides to the international community: the reduced need for assistance that results from refugees’ ability...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 203305Date: July 18, 2025Author:
Hoogeveen, Johannes G. ;
Knippenberg, Erwin W. ;
Obi, Chinedu Temple
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