The Afghanistan Development Update is a twice-annual publication providing analysis of recent developments and presenting the World Bank team’s most-recent macroeconomic projections. The August 2018 ...
Afghanistan’s security environment is continuing to deteriorate. The increased conflict appears to be holding back business and consumer confidence from recovering fully from the impact of the security...
Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) continues to be resilient and in line with previous expectations. Already robust domestic demand has been supported by some pickup in external demand...
Mongolia's growth further slowed to 1.4 percent (y/y) in the first half. The budget deficit sharply widened in Jan.-July, and will likely reach over 18 percent of GDP in 2016. Corrective actions have...
Mongolia’s budget deficit is widening fast, with a large revenue shortfall. Early budget spending control measures are needed to contain rising expenditures, as weak commodity prices would continue...
In the six months since the previous East Asia and Pacific (EAP) economic update, developing EAP has faced a challenging external environment. Financial market conditions in the region, however, have...
Exports sharply declined in the final three months of 2015, signaling further weakening of external demand. Imports continued to drop but machinery imports rebounded in Nov-Dec. Gross international...
Exports sharply declined in the final three months of 2015, signaling further weakening of external demand. Imports continued to drop but machinery imports rebounded in Nov-Dec. Gross international...
Mongolia’s growth sharply slowed to 3.0 percent in the first half of 2015. External demand is weakening due to a continued dampening of the commodity market and slower growth in China, translating into...
Mongolia’s growth sharply slowed to 3.0 percent in the first half of 2015. External demand is weakening due to a continued dampening of the commodity market and slower growth in China, translating into...
Mongolia’s economic growth in Q1 2015, slowed to 4.4 percent (y/y), down from 8 percent in the previous quarter. Mineral gross domestic product (GDP) growth softened to 13.8 percent (y/y) in the first...
Mongolia’s economic growth in Q1 2015, slowed to 4.4 percent (y/y), down from 8 percent in the previous quarter. Mineral gross domestic product (GDP) growth softened to 13.8 percent (y/y) in the first...
Mongolia’s economic growth in first quarter (Q1) 2015, slowed to 4.4 percent (y/y), down from 8 percent in the previous quarter. Mineral gross domestic product (GDP) growth softened to 13.8 percent...