Documents et rapports

SADC Investment Climate Scorecard (anglais)

The global economy is facing uncertainties and a slowdown in growth and productivity that are unprecedented. The broad-based slowdown in growth rates has profound implications for the world’s ability to...

Bank Ownership and Firm Innovation (anglais)

This paper studies the effect of bank ownership on product innovation by borrowing firms, highlighting the role of the state, foreign, and combined foreign-state bank ownership. It uses Enterprise Survey...

Potential Economic Impacts of Liberalizing Foreign Investment Restrictions in Jordan’s Services Sector (anglais)

Foreign investment in services can have an important role in helping unlock growth, create jobs, and support export diversification. Yet, many services still face pervasive investment restrictions. This...

The Trade Policy Strategy 2.0 for North Macedonia : Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic and State Aid Effectiveness Report (anglais)

For a small and landlocked country like North Macedonia, trade integration is particularly important to sustain the country's economic growth and transformation. The importance of trade became even more...

The World Bank’s Harmonized Bilateral FDI Databases : Methodology, Trends, and Possible Use Cases (anglais)

Bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) data is an important source of information for quantitative analysis of FDI. Examples of studies relying on such datasets include assessments on country-specific...

FDI, Market Power, and Markups : Evidence from Vietnam (anglais)

To date, the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on market power and consumer welfare in developing countries has been relatively understudied. Utilizing a firm survey dataset from Vietnam, the authors...

Foreign Investment Entry : The Issue of Minimum Investment Requirements (anglais)

Host countries sometimes require foreign investors to bring a certain minimum amount of capital to be able to invest in the economy. This requirement is sometimes confused with the minimum paid-up capital...

Romania - Constanta Urban Development Program : Deliverable 3.2 - Investment Promotion, Facilitation, and Aftercare Roadmap (Roumain)

The Constanta metropolitan area has great potential for growth, but fulfilling that potential depends on attracting high added-value investors. The World Bank flagship study magnet cities shows that the...

The Determinants of Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Its Spatial Dependence : Evidence from Tunisia (anglais)

This paper explores the relationship between key economic and institutional attributes of Tunisian governorates and their ability to attract foreign direct investment inflows. A dynamic generalized method...

Buyer-Supplier Linkages in Moldova (anglais)

This report provides the latest picture of the linkages between foreign and domestic firms, using new survey data on their sourcing and sale patterns. It explores the extent of linkages between Moldovan...

Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-2021 for the Ministry for Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship (anglais)

The General Secretariat of the Government (GSG) has concluded with the World Bank (WB) an Agreement on Technical Assistance Services to strengthen the capacity for planning, budgeting and monitoring of...

Romania - Constanta Urban Development Program : Deliverable 3.2 - Investment Promotion, Facilitation, and Aftercare Roadmap (anglais)

The Constanta metropolitan area has great potential for growth, but fulfilling that potential depends on attracting high added-value investors. The World Bank flagship study magnet cities shows that the...

Taking Stock - An Update on Vietnam’s Recent Economic Developments : Special Focus - Reform Priorities for Reducing Trade Costs and Enhancing Competitiveness in Vietnam (anglais)

Propelled by favorable domestic and external conditions, Vietnam’s economy posted its strongest first-quarter growth in a decade. Vietnam’s external position continued to improve owing to strong trade...

Montenegro - Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project : restructuring (anglais)

The objective of the Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project for Montenegro is to increase the experience of Montenegrin authorities in administering rural development grants in...

Trade facilitation in the Caribbean : the case of customs performance (anglais)

The trade of goods and services and the inflows from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) represent large proportions of their Gross Domestic Products (GDP), especially in English Speaking Caribbean (ESC)...

Announcement of New MIGA Report : FDI into Developing Countries Expected to Increase by Seventeen Percent in 2010 on December 9, 2010 (anglais)

This press release announces that Investors are optimistic about prospects for a global economic recovery led by the developing world, notes a report launched on December 9, 2010, by the World Bank’s Multilateral...

Announcement of MIGA Sees Gradual Recovery in Foreign Direct Investment on September 30, 2010 (anglais)

This press release announces that the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, MIGA, the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, noted a gradual recovery in foreign direct investment (FDI)...

Announcement of World Bank Approves Programmatic Private and Financial Development Policy Loan for Serbia on March 5, 2009 (anglais)

This press release announces that the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on March 5, 2009, the Programmatic Private and Financial Development Policy Loan (PFDPL) for Serbia in the amount...

Timor-Leste - Second Small Enterprises Project (anglais)

Montenegro - Beyond the peak : growth policies and fiscal constraints : Public expenditure and institutional review (anglais)

In 2007, Montenegro was one of the world's fastest growing non-oil economies. The country reaped the benefits from its comprehensive, pre-independence reform program. After the international recognition...