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:
Wang, Dieter ;
Kollenda, Philipp ;
de Smit, Veerle ;
Rigaud, Kanta Kumari ;
Gatiso, Tsegaye Ginbo ;
Golub, Alexander
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:
Mancheño, Alejandra Gijón ;
Brander, Luke McKinnon ;
Jafino, Bramka Arga ;
Urrutia, Ignacio ;
Kazi, Swarna
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. ;
Silva, Karishma Talitha ;
Hopper, Robert Benjamin
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:
Hernandez, Juan M. ;
Bandiera, Luca
Promoting refugee self-reliance represents one of the best opportunities to arrive at a sustainable refugee response model. Self-reliance enhances refugee financial autonomy and reduces dependence on humanitarian...
Type: BriefReport#: 203310Date: July 18, 2025Author:
Hoogeveen, Johannes G. ;
Silva, Karishma Talitha ;
Hopper, Robert Benjamin
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
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. ;
Silva, Karishma Talitha ;
Hopper, Robert Benjamin
This report provides strategic guidance to support the Government of Tunisia in advancing the sustainable development of oasis landscapes in southern Tunisia. It offers an overview of these landscapes,...
Type: ReportReport#: 203266Date: July 17, 2025Author:
World Bank
Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. In Zimbabwe, the odds are stacked against too many girls from an early age. The survey explores the aspirations and...
Type: BriefReport#: 203288Date: July 17, 2025Author:
Sahay, Abhilasha ;
Troiano, Sara ;
Papineni, Sreelakshmi
This is the third edition of the Economic Update for Equatorial Guinea. This World Bank report presents recent economic developments in Equatorial Guinea as well as the medium-term economic outlook and...
Type: ReportReport#: 203290Date: July 17, 2025Author:
Doumbia, Djeneba ;
Utz, Robert Johann ;
Katindi, Chris Belmert Milindi ;
Rafaty, Ryan Milan ;
Srivastav, Sugandha
Integrating behavioral insights into tax compliance is a pivotal advancement in public policy, transcending traditional economic models prioritizing enforcement. This approach acknowledges the influence...
Type: ReportReport#: 203279Date: July 17, 2025Author:
World Bank
Faster growth was driven by pro-investment reforms implemented in a period of high returns to investment and facilitated by public foundational infrastructure investment. Macroeconomic and structural reforms...
Type: ReportReport#: 202571Date: July 16, 2025Author:
World Bank
AI is reshaping education — from teaching to learning to administration and beyond. What readiness looks like rapidly changes day-to-day, context dependent. To help close opportunity gaps in the age of...
Type: BriefReport#: 203251Date: July 16, 2025Author:
World Bank
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