Uzbekistan is a resource-rich country with a relatively young population of 33 million, the largest in Central Asia. It is also a geographic pivot for the region, bordering all other Central Asian countries...
The Kyrgyz economy has been, since its earliest days, the most liberal and open among Central Asian countries resulting in an atypical structural transformation with limited productivity growth. It was...
Tajikistan is the poorest country in the region despite strong growth for nearly two decades; sustaining growth in future will need substantially higher growth in private investment and exports. Its per...
Georgia is the only country in the CAC region that can access markets around the world through its own seaports and thus less dependent on China’s BRI overland corridors for trade, investment and growth...
Armenia is a small land-locked mountainous country with relatively difficult access to regional and global markets. The borders with Azerbaijan in the east and with Turkey in the southwest and west are...
Kazakhstan is an upper-middle income, resource rich country. Its ascent to upper-middle income status was propelled by rising oil production and booming oil prices which pushed the average annual rate...
The Yugo, a communist-era car from the former Yugoslavia, was widely ridiculed for shedding its parts on roads across Europe and the United States. Zastava, which made Yugo, fared even worse than its product...
The Yugo, a communist-era car from the former Yugoslavia, was widely ridiculed for shedding its parts on roads across Europe and the United States. Zastava, which made Yugo, fared even worse than its product...
Economic growth in Georgia was strong at 6.1 percent per year during 2004-12 as structural reforms and a favorable global economy led to large foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and expansion in the...
Sustaining rapid economic growth for reduced poverty and shared prosperity over the next decade and beyond in Georgia is an important goal and a key challenge for the authorities. While the record of growth...
This book examines the 35-year career of Vinod Thomas. He spent those 35 years within the World Bank Group in different positions and in different regions. This book is organized in four parts. First...
The Thai economy weathered both domestic and external shocks last year and will also do so this year. Real GDP last year grew by 6.1 percent despite higher oil prices, the Avian Influenza, and the unrest...
In 2004, economic performance improved further: real GDP grew by a little over 6 percent and is expected to strengthen to 7 percent on the back of rising foreign investment inflows to mining and hydro-power...
The Thai economy weathered both domestic and external shocks last year and will also do so this year. Real GDP last year grew by 6.1 percent despite higher oil prices, the Avian Influenza, and the unrest...
The Lao PDR Economic Monitor reports on recent economic performance and progress on the Government's reform agenda. This edition covers progress made in 2004. In 2004, economic performance has improved...
The Lao PDR Economic Monitor reports on recent economic performance and progress on the Government's reform agenda. This edition covers progress made in FY 2004. In late 2003, economic performance has...
The Lao PDR Economic Monitor reports on recent economic performance (Chapter 1) and progress on the Government's reform agenda (Chapter 2). This edition covers progress made in FY 2003. In 2002/03 macroeconomic...
The Lao PDR Economic Monitor reports on recent economic performance (Chapter 1) and progress on the Government's reform agenda (Chapter 2). This edition covers progress made in FY 2003. In 2002/03 macroeconomic...
This report identifies the following as the fundamental challenges and changes that the Middle East and Africa must meet and make in order to improve living standards over the next two decades: Between...
This report identifies the following as the fundamental challenges and changes that the Middle East and Africa must meet and make in order to improve living standards over the next two decades: Between...