This paper provides an overview of issues related to fiscal consolidation drawing on the literature; it distills some lessons from fiscal consolidation episodes using a new database covering 196 countries...
This paper provides an overview of issues related to fiscal consolidation drawing on the literature; it distills some lessons from fiscal consolidation episodes using a new database covering 196 countries...
Mexico’s real GDP growth is expected to moderate to 1.7 percent in 2024 and 1.5 in 2025 before converging to its potential by 2026. Poverty is projected to decline slowly through 2026. The country needs...
GDP is expected to contract in 2024 amid gang violence and a protracted political and institutional crisis. Agriculture will be the most impacted sector. Persistent high food prices further compound the...
Paraguay’s economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2024, supported by a healthy soybean harvest. Growth would be faster if not for uneven rainfall, which has dampened hydropower production. Poverty...
This 2024 Economic Update for Niger is articulated in two chapters. The first chapter presents the economic and poverty trends observed in the country in 2023 and the outlook from 2024 to 2026. The second...
This 2024 Economic Update for Niger is articulated in two chapters. The first chapter presents the economic and poverty trends observed in the country in 2023 and the outlook from 2024 to 2026. The second...
México tiene la oportunidad de aprovechar sus parques industriales para aumentar la sostenibilidad del país y mejorar su potencial de nearshoring para atraer IED y mejorar las industrias locales. México...
Sri Lanka is a country of paradoxes. With the lowest poverty rates, best social indicators, and highest per capita income in South Asia, Sri Lanka’s economic performance since independence had generally...
The World Bank Group’s Women Business and the Law (WBL) project, Global Disability Advisor, and Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) Global Practice are carrying out a joint project focused on better...