Kazakhstan's economy is estimated to have grown by 4.0 percent in 2024. A temporary acceleration to 4.5–5.0 percent growth is projected in 2025, supported by a one-off surge in oil production, export growth...
По оценкам, экономика Казахстана выросла на 4,0 процента в 2024 году, а в 2025 году прогнозируется временное ускорение до 4,5–5,0 процента, поддерживаемое единовременным всплеском добычи нефти, ростом...
Cambodia remains at low risk of external and overall debt distress under the Low-Income Countries Debt Sustainability Framework (LIC-DSF). The current debt-carrying capacity remains consistent with a medium...
The updated Bank-Fund debt sustainability analysis (DSA) for Rwanda indicates a moderate external and overall public debt distress risk. The current debt-carrying capacity is consistent with a classification...
This Second Sustainable and Inclusive Development Policy Financing is the second in a series of two operations to support the foundation for Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) in Togo. The...
Public debt is assessed to be sustainable, with the assessment being finely balanced and hinging on prompt resolution of fiscal uncertainties, successful and timely delivery of the multi-year fiscal consolidation...
This is a statement by Gibril Ibrahim Mohammed at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. The World Bank Group (WBG) is making significant progress in its evolution to...
Cameroon's economic growth shows signs of recovery after its slowdown in 2023. However, the growth rate remains below the target set out in the Nation’s development strategy (NDS30), implying limited poverty...
High debt and limited fiscal space demand fiscal consolidation. However, cutting spending should not compromise long-term growth. Public investment should be protected, avoiding wasteful projects. Cuts...
This DSA is prepared jointly by the staff of the IMF and the World Bank, in collaboration with the authorities of Liberia. The Debt Sustainability Analysis assesses Liberia at moderate risk of external...
According to the updated Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework (LIC DSF), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains at a moderate risk of external and overall debt distress, with some...
How reliable are public debt statistics? This paper quantifies the magnitude, characteristics, and timing of hidden debt by tracking ex post data revisions across a comprehensive new database of more than...
This paper introduces a novel index to measure public investment quality, utilizing the World Bank’s investment project performance data from 120 countries over 2000–21. After detailing the construction...
The note provided a basis for the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt for development swaps: an approach framework paper and includes a discussion on the potential role of the World...
This supplement provides additional guidance to IMF and World Bank staff on the implementation of the Bank-Fund Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries (LIC-DSF) approved in 2017 by the...
Niger’s risk of external and overall public debt distress is assessed as “moderate”—unchanged from the previous DSA published in July 2023.2 However, the military takeover of July 2023 changed the political...
Both external and overall public debts in Nepal are assessed at low risk of debt distress, unchanged from the last year’s Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). Present value (PV) of external debt-to-exports...
Côte d’Ivoire’s overall and external public debt remain at moderate risk of debt distress. Côte d’Ivoire successfully returned to international capital markets after a 3-year hiatus and used the proceeds...