Panama has been one of the fastest-growing countries in the region, with rapid economic expansion accompanied by significant poverty reduction. Driven by public and private investment as well as labor...
The development objective of the Second Finance for Jobs Project for West Bank and Gaza is to test the effectiveness of selected financial interventions in incentivizing private sector investment and job...
Rapid economic development has lifted millions out of poverty, but at the same time, it has led to climate change and nature loss. Pollution, land and sea use change, and overextraction of natural resources...
Romania’s economy grew by 1.5 percent in the first half of 2024, driven by European Union (EU) funds-led investment and resilient private consumption amid elections. Softer growth in 2024 reflects poor...
This note exploits the dataset compiled by the Observatory of Very Small, Small, and Medium Enterprises (OMTPME), an institution created by the Central Bank and its partners in 2016. OMTPME collects and...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank’s Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research...
As the World Bank Group (WBG) is evolving, it remains a strategic partner for Romania in helping accelerate the pace and impact of the country’s national development efforts while pursuing opportunities...
Ratings for the Catalyzing Private Financing for Sustainable Recovery and Growth Project for India were as follows: overall outcome, relevance of prior actions, achievement of objectives (efficacy), and...
The Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) met to consider the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) report entitled Making Waves - World Bank Support for the Blue Economy (2012-2023), an Independent...
The development objective of the Carbon-Conscious Fiscal and Growth Development Policy Financing for Ecuador is to support reforms by the Government of Ecuador (GoE) to enhance fiscal sustainability and...
This paper summarizes evidence on financial instruments and regulatory approaches to spur private investment in pursuit of the 2030 Sustainable Developments Goals. Starting from a theoretical framework...
This Private Sector Assessment Report on the Republic of Yemen is delivered as part ofthe Private Sector Technical Assistance project. The goal of the project is to understandthe dynamics of the country’s...
The report provides the Independent Evaluation Group’s (IEGs) validation of World Bank Group management’s report Learning and Adapting for Outcomes through the Management Action Record 2023: A World Bank...
Celebrating thirty-five years since its founding, in FY23 MIGA issued a record 6.4 billion in new guarantees across forty projects. Through these projects, the Agency remained focused on encouraging private...
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Working in more than 100 countries...
The private sector has a critical role to play in addressing climate change by investing in low-carbon technologies, developing new technologies, and building climate resilience into its investments and...
There is a need to rebalance the sources of growth toward private investment, exports, and public investment that crowd in private investment. The contribution of capital to gross domestic product (GDP)...
The Committee welcomed the Independent Evaluation Groups (IEG’s) Validation Report on the World Bank Group’s (WBGs) 2018 capital increase package (CIP), deeming its findings and five lessons as relevant...
The Committee welcomed the Report noting its timeliness and relevance in the context of the World Bank Group (WBG) evolution discussion. They noted the WBG’s achievements and the challenges towards improving...