Guinea has abundant natural resources, a rapidly growing population, and a privileged geographic location. Guinea has about one-third of the world’s known bauxite reserves (7 to 8 billion tons), the world’s...
The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) decelerated in 2020 compared to 2019. Despite a relatively contained health impact, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant...
The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) decelerated in 2020 compared to 2019. Despite a relatively contained health impact, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant...
The objective of The Gambia Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to inform the fiscal consolidation effort of the authorities. World Bank PERs generally evaluate multiple dimensions of public spending including...
The objective of The Gambia Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to inform the fiscal consolidation effort of the authorities. World Bank PERs generally evaluate multiple dimensions of public spending including...
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to the economies of Guinea, Mali and Niger. In terms of share of GDP, agriculture represents 16 percent, 38 percent, and 40 percent respectively. It...
Forced displacement is emerging as a major development challenge in the Sahel region, and especially around the Lake Chad basin. The Sahel has recently experienced political upheaval and insecurity due...
The Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been fundamental in creating a stable framework for Costa Rica's trade with the United States. For Costa Rica...
The Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been fundamental in creating a stable framework for Costa Rica's trade with the United States. For Costa Rica...
This paper uses two recently completed surveys of individual entrepreneurs (farmers and microentrepreneurs) and registered enterprises (agricultural and nonagricultural) operating in Mexico’s rural sector...
Tight money in a post-crisis defense of the exchange rate : what have we learned?, by Peter J. Montiel. Foreign bank entry : experience, implications for developing economies, and agenda for further research...
In recent years foreign banks have expanded their presence significantly in several developing economies. In Argentina and Chile in Latin America and in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in Eastern...
This study examines the sources of male-female earnings differentials in Mexico's micro-enterprise sector. Using the 1994 Survey of Rural Entrepreneurs and Financial Services (conducted in the rural regions...