Documentos e informes

Using Blended Concessional Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets : Economic Considerations, Transparency, Governance, and Lessons of Experience (Inglés)

Blended concessional finance is the combination of concessional funds from development partners with commercial finance from development finance institutions (DFIs) and private sources. These resources...

The Why and How of Blended Finance (Inglés)

Blended concessional finance (BF), the use of catalytic capital from public or philanthropic sources to increase private sector investment—is becoming an important instrument to support the 2030 Agenda...

COVID-19 Mortality in Rich and Poor Countries : A Tale of Two Pandemics ? (Inglés)

COVID-19 can be described as a heat-seeking missile speeding toward the most vulnerable in society. That metaphor applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the...

Demographic change and development : a global typology (Inglés)

Demographic change can be a positive contributor to development at any stage of demographic transition. This paper revisits the literature on the determinants and economic impacts of demographic change...

Ending extreme poverty and sharing prosperity : progress and policies (Inglés)

With 2015 marking the transition from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals, the international community can celebrate many development successes since 2000. Three key challenges stand out:...

The curious case of Brazil's closedness to trade (Inglés)

Although Brazil has become one of the largest economies in the world, it remains among the most closed economies as measured by the share of exports and imports in gross domestic product. This feature...

Development goals in an era of demographic change (Inglés)

Chapter one examines the progress made on sustainable poverty reduction and shared prosperity, as well as the policies that are needed to make further progress. With 2015 being a watershed year for global...

Brazil - Bahia Inclusion and Economic Development DPL : P126351 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 04 (Inglés)

Three perspectives on Brazilian growth pessimism (Inglés)

Over the last few years, Brazil's growth has significantly decelerated. Accompanying this slowdown, a change in commentary on Brazil's economic future has emerged, and is reflected in a recent ratings...

Brazil - Bahia Inclusion and Economic Development DPL : P126351 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 03 (Inglés)

Brazil - Bahia Inclusion and Economic Development DPL : P126351 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 02 (Inglés)

A changing China : implications for developing countries (Inglés)

Three decades of rapid growth and structural change have transformed China into an upper-middle-income country and global economic powerhouse. China's transformations over this period wielded increasing...

Brazil - Bahia Inclusion and Economic Development DPL : P126351 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 01 (Inglés)

Malaysia economic monitor : growth through innovation (Inglés)

In November 2009, the Government of Malaysia and the World Bank signed a three-year partnership agreement focused on the policy challenge of growing into a high-income economy. The Malaysia economic monitor...