Economic and population growth over the past 50 years have increased global natural resource use to levels that severely affect human well-being. In Türkiye, as elsewhere, economic and population growth...
This report examines the transition of Turkish firms to align with circular economy (CE) principles, highlighting both immediate needs and the longer-term opportunities from engaging in a transition agenda...
This document presents three different views of the WBG scorecard: 1. Scorecard view presents all data at the WBG level for a set of 50 indicators (8 Vision indicators, 22 Client Context indicators, and...
This work reviews and computes the commonly used Global Value Chains (GVC) positioning indicators found in the empirical literature, providing scholars with a novel and comprehensive global dataset of...
As a small and open economy, Montenegro's growth prospects are directly linked to its ability to produce competitively and sell goods and services in international markets. Integration into international...
This paper studies the relationship between participation in global value chains, worker routine task intensity, and within-country wage inequality. It uses unique survey data from 47 countries across...
Over the past three decades, economic growth in Mexico has been sluggish, the result of meager productivity improvements. Indeed, Mexico’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is characterized by the limited entry...
The Philippines post-covid-19 recovery could benefit from the reconfiguration of its leading export sectors in three Global Value Chain (GVC) clusters: Industrials, Manufacturing and Transportation (IMT);...
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2022 is a pocket edition of the Global Findex Database 2021. The Global Findex is the world’s most comprehensive database on inclusion. It is also the only global...
The World Bank is engaged with the government of the Philippines in efforts to support its participation in global value chains. In response, the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice...
The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides a unique opportunity to boost growth, cut poverty, and reduce Africa’s dependence on the boom and-bust commodity cycle. A World...
Vietnam has successfully integrated into global value chains. But the country is now at a crossroads. There is need for a comprehensive agenda. Improving connectivity is key maintaining and enhancing competitiveness...
This paper evaluates the heterogeneous impact of spillovers from multinational corporations (MNCs) to domestic enterprises in the developing world. It empirically investigates two transmission channels...
Preferential trade agreements today are more numerous and deeper than they were a quarter century ago. Do deep agreements promote countries' integration into global value chains? What are the economic...
Trade growth has slowed sharply since the global financial crisis. U.S. trade data highlights that arm's-length trade —trade between unaffiliated firms—accounts disproportionately for the overall post-crisis...
This is a statement by Mr. Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy at the ninety-fifth meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2017. He discusses on: a changing development finance...
2016 is the fifth consecutive year of sluggish trade growth and the year with the weakest trade performance since the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Current estimates of growth in the volumes...
The global economy is evolving rapidly. It presents a complex and ever-changing picture. The trends, opportunities, and challenges affect the lives of every person on the planet. But the forces at work...