Competitiveness
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Six ways to make tourism projects work for people, places, and prosperity
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Tourism generates 10% of global GDP and supports one in ten jobs worldwide, making it a key sector for the World Bank Group. Over the past decade, the World Bank Group has mobilized more than $10 billion to support tourism development across 80 countries. But what makes a project successful in delivering its objectives?

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INVESTING IN
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BY THE NUMBERS: COMPETITIVENESS

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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

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At Your Service? The Promise of Services-Led Development
Manufacturing-led development has been the traditional model for creating jobs and prosperity. But in the past three decades, the services sector has grown faster than the manufacturing sector in many developing economies.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/competitiveness/publication/promise-of-services-led-development
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THE LATEST ON COMPETITIVENESS

Explore key World Bank resources showcasing the impact of competitiveness on development.

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PROGRAMS
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Competitiveness for Jobs and Economic Transformation (C-JET)
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Denis Medvedev
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Global Director for Trade, Competition, and Business
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MORE ON COMPETITIVENESS

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Global Regulations, Institutional Development, and Market Authorities Perspective Toolkit - GRIDMAP
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/competitiveness/publication/global-regulations-institutional-development-and-market-authorities-perspective-toolkit-gridmap
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GRIDMAP provides emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) with a minimum package of policies and practices to foster trustworthy, safe, and competitive markets.
TOOLKIT
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Barcelona Competitiveness Summer School
https://academy.worldbank.org/en/prosperity/trade-investment-competitiveness/barcelona-competitiveness-summer-school
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Program advances jobs and prosperity through soft industrial policy, cluster-level public–private collaboration, and scalable investments and reforms.
June 8-12, 2026
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