Macroeconomic, financial, and policy-related uncertainty have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic globally and in individual developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Uncertainty...
The importance of data in the economy is exponentially growing. Although the amount of data generated and analyzed in the economy has always grown, the recent growth in data generation and the advancements...
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of the Sub-Saharan Africa...
Over the past few decades, the Republic of Korea has consciously undertaken initiatives to transform its economy into a competitive, data-driven system. The primary objectives of this transition were to...
Four major trends are shaping our world: demographic transition, urban expansion, technological advancement, and frequent shocks from health and climate emergencies. Among the demographic shifts, aging...
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of the East Asia and...
This report presents macro poverty outlook for East Asia and the Pacific region.
Public debt in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) economies has increased markedly since the recession in 2020 induced by COVID-19 pandemic. This brief uses standard debt dynamic accounting decomposition...
Developing East Asia has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few decades thanks to a combination of policies that fostered outward-oriented and labor-intensive growth, investments in basic...
Pacific Island Countries face unique challenges related to climate change and have committed to ambitious goals to decarbonise their economies. A key component of this is decarbonising the transport sector...
The World Bank (WB) and the Pacific Power Association (PPA) have been studying the energy markets in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to i) strengthen energy planning and enabling policy, and institutional...
The partnership with IFC is seen to help expand access to credit for women-owned businesses to support their growth and generate more jobs. The gender finance advisory services will help BFL to grow their...
The World Bank Group's work focuses on achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The goals call for eliminating poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable globalization. The MDGs...
Over the past fifteen years, East Asia has experienced tremendous economic growth. This realization has made the region’s governments more interested in developing strategies and activities that promote...
This press release announces on September 14, 1978, that the economies of the countries in the East Asia and Pacific region have performed remarkably well, according to the World Bank. In its 1978 annual...
This press release announces on September 19, 1977, that the World Bank made commitments totaling 1,516 million for development projects in the East Asia and Pacific region during the past year.