In the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, total factor productivity growth has slowed over the past two decades. Why this slowdown has come at a time of rapid technological progress is a puzzle. This...
In the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, total factor productivity growth has slowed over the past two decades. Why this slowdown has come at a time of rapid technological progress is a puzzle. This...
The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Yemen. While domestic tensions...
Entre 2002 y 2013, Perú logró un notable éxito económico a través de reformas estructurales y políticas macroeconómicas prudentes, que prácticamente duplicaron el promedio regional con una tasa de crecimiento...
Dans un contexte d'incertitude économique mondiale et d'espace fiscal limité dans la région, l'activité économique de l'Afrique subsaharienne montre une certaine résilience, avec une croissance projetée...
Growth prospects for South Asia have dimmed. The global economic environment has become more challenging and is a source of heightened downside risks. After a decade of repeated disruptions, South Asia’s...
Amid global economic uncertainty and limited fiscal space in the region, Sub-Saharan Africa's economic activity is showing some resilience, with projected growth gradually increasing over the 2025-2027...
من المتوقع أن تكون منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا (MENA) قد نمت بمعدل متواضع يبلغ 1.9 في المائة في عام 2024، في ظل زيادة عدم اليقين العالمي، خاصة في سياسة التجارة. المنطقة بعيدة عن الحدود في مستويات...
GDP growth remained stable in 2024 notwithstanding slower economic activity in the latter half of the year. Household consumption moderated due to the impact of high food prices and mobility disruptions...
This Factsheet provides an overview of the tourism sector in Bahamas, The according to key performance indicators.
The Jordan Economic Monitor (JEM) provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank analytic work on Jordan. The...
Given the increasing climate challenges, this report updates Thailand’s BCG model for current circumstances. We call it BCG+. The report uses advanced modeling and other cutting-edge analytics to take...
Suriname's economy has stabilized under a program to restructure debt, modernize monetary and exchange rate policies, and address financial sector vulnerabilities. Tighter monetary policy has gradually...
Growth is recovering in 2024 as tight fiscal and monetary policies are gradually relaxed, but inflation is proving stubborn on the last mile towards target and reforms are needed to rekindle productivity...
Given the increasing climate challenges, this report updates Thailand’s BCG model for current circumstances. We call it BCG+. The report uses advanced modeling and other cutting-edge analytics to take...
Against the backdrop of a new World Bank initiative to support African think tanks, the “Africa Think Tank Platform”, this paper outlines critical opportunities and constraints that think tanks may face...
In India, economic growth increased from 7.0 percent in FY22/23 (April 2022-March 2023) to 8.2 percent y-o-y in FY23/24. On the demand side, growth was primarily driven by a significant expansion of investment...
This edition of the Djibouti Economic Monitor (DEM) is part of a program of biannual reports analyzing Djibouti’s development trends and constraints. The aim of each issue is to present the country’s recent...