Industrial production improved in November 2024, driven by an increased production of key export and manufactured products. While staying in expansionary territory, Vietnam’s PMI inched down slightly from...
Industrial production improved in November 2024, driven by an increased production of key export and manufactured products. While staying in expansionary territory, Vietnam’s PMI inched down slightly from...
This Factsheet provides an overview of the tourism sector in Cuba according to key performance indicators.
Public debt is assessed to be sustainable, with the assessment being finely balanced and hinging on prompt resolution of fiscal uncertainties, successful and timely delivery of the multi-year fiscal consolidation...
This paper proposes a new link relating export destinations and the organization of the firm: the production of higher-quality varieties exported to rich destinations induces firms to restructure their...
Export growth affects individuals through numerous and contradictory channels. In China, the development of exports has promoted economic development and income growth, but it has also disrupted social...
Kenya’s public debt is assessed to be sustainable, reflecting the authorities’ continued policy actions and expected robust export growth in the medium term. The overall and external ratings for risk of...
A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Firms are constantly managing uncertainties, including unexpected delays in the provision of a critical input that can slow down or halt the production...
The current growth model that is driven by extractives and a large public sector is reaching its limits. Botswana has utilized wealth from diamonds and political stability to lay the foundation for strong...
The economy registered better-than-expected performance, as GDP grew by 7.6 percent year-on-year in Q3 2022 (6.1 percent consensus forecast) fueled by strong domestic demand despite high inflation and...
As South Asia trudges ahead on the road to recovery, the region faces extremely difficult eco nomic challenges. Internally, economies are weighed down by scars from the COVID pan demic, as supply bottlenecks...
The objective of the Private Sector Development Project for Bangladesh is to facilitate investment in growth centers in the emerging manufacturing and services sectors of the economy with the aim of generating...
The objective of the Support To Regional Knowledge Capacity Project for Africa is to strengthen the African Center for Economic Transformation’s capacity to deliver policy to action through core activities...
Bangladesh’s government-owned export processing zones (EPZs) positively promoted trade and investment by addressing land scarcity and other policy constraints. The Private Sector Development Support Project...