Documents et rapports

Azerbaijan - Systematic Country Diagnostic Update (anglais)

Zambia - Growth Opportunities Program-for-Results Project (anglais)

Uzbekistan - Reforms for a Sustainable Transformation toward a Market Economy Project (anglais)

Ratings for the Reforms for a Sustainable Transformation toward a Market Economy Project for Uzbekistan were as follows: overall outcome, relevance of prior actions, and achievement of objectives (efficacy)...

Uzbekistan - Country Partnership Framework for the Period FY22-26 : Chair Summary (anglais)

Yokohama Urban Design Sketchbook : Translating a Community-Led Vision into Practice (English|Japanese)

Pioneered in Yokohama City, Japan, the Yokohama Urban Design Sketchbook (YUDS) is a citizen engagement and co-creation methodology for urban design at the neighborhood level. It leverages cross-sectional...

Mexico - Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Development Policy Loan (anglais)

The development objectives of the Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Development Policy Loan in Mexico include policy measures of the authorities that: (a) support vulnerable groups and regions...

Statement by Nirmala Sitharaman at the 105th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2022 (anglais)

This is a statement by H.E. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, at the 105th meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2022. The Government of Bangladesh formulated...

Statement by Enoch Godongwana at the 105th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2022 (anglais)

This is a statement by H. E. Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance, at the 105th meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2022. Public debt has been rising rapidly and is becoming an increasing...

Official Documents- Amendment No. 2 to the Administration Agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) for TF072972 (anglais)

Official Documents- Administration Arrangement with the Government of Canada represented by the DFAT through TF073345 parallel to TF072402 (anglais)

Official Documents- Disbursement Letter for No. V4260-LC (anglais)

Bureaucrats, Tournament Competition, and Performance Manipulation : Evidence from Chinese Cities (anglais)

Tournament competition is viewed as motivating bureaucrats in promoting growth. This paper examines how this incentive leads to economic performance manipulation. Using data from Chinese cities, the analysis...

Debt Vulnerability Analysis : A Multi-Angle Approach : Debt Vulnerability Analysis : A Multi-Angle (anglais)

Countries with high debt exposure are vulnerable to economic and financial shocks that could lead to sovereign defaults. This paper develops a methodology to identify countries that are at risk of debt...

Anatomy of Brazil’s Subjective Well-Being : A Tale of Growing Discontent and Polarization in the 2010s (anglais)

After increasing for years and reaching high levels, Brazil’s subjective well-being deteriorated following the economic contraction in 2015. Using data from the Gallup World Poll for the 2010s, this paper...

World Bank Group Research Newsletter (February 2022) (anglais)

The February ​research newsletter features the topic "Long-Term Growth: Prospects, Policies, and the Future of Prosperity." The newsletter's featured research highlights the World Bank's Long Term Growth...

Measuring Quarterly Economic Growth from Outer Space (anglais)

This paper presents a novel framework to estimate the elasticity between nighttime lights and quarterly economic activity. The relationship is identified by accounting for varying degrees of measurement...

Exploring the Growth Effects of COVID-19 across Developing Countries (anglais)

This paper investigates the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on economic growth across developing countries. It documents the evolution and co-movement of COVID-19 infections with government...

How Much Does Physical Infrastructure Contribute to Economic Growth ? An Empirical Analysis (anglais)

Existing literature on the relationship between infrastructure and economic growth is inconclusive. This study evaluates the contributions to economic growth of three main categories of infrastructure—transport...

A Puzzle with Missing Pieces : Explaining the Effectiveness of World Bank Development Projects (anglais)

The identification of key determinants of aid effectiveness is a long-standing question in the development community. This paper reviews the literature on aid effectiveness at the project level and then...

Côte d’Ivoire - First, Second, and Third Poverty Reduction Support Credits (anglais)

Ratings for the First, Second, and Third Poverty Reduction Support Credits were as follows: Outcome was moderately unsatisfactory, Risk to development outcome wash, Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory...