Ratings for the Second Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Project for Bangladesh were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank's performance was moderately satisfactory, and...
This document summarizes the progress made under the Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation (RESET) development policy financing (DPF) for the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Borrower...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in developing countries for decades. Yet FDI, once a reliable contributor to economic growth, a conduit for the transfer of technology and innovation...
The objective of the Sustainable Financing for Rogun Hydropower Project for Tajikistan is to increase the supply of clean, affordable, and climate-resilient hydroelectricity for consumers in Tajikistan...
After Indonesia liberalized investment rules, foreign direct investment (FDI) increased. The government promoted linkages between foreign investors and local firms, but the impact on employment and productivity...
The Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation supports Cabo Verde’s overarching goal to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient development. The operation, the second in a programmatic series of three...
The Development Policy Operation (DPO) supports the Government of the Republic of Seychelles’ (GoS) to: (i) strengthen financial stability and the business environment; (ii) promote fiscal transparency;...
The objective of the Social Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Deferred Drawdown Option Program is to strengthen the targeting and efficiency of Costa Rica’s social protection system. It is...
Economic activity picked up during the first quarter of 2024, on the back of robust consumption growth as prices stabilized. Over the medium term, growth is projected to strengthen further, fueled by consumption...
Economic activity picked up during the first quarter of 2024, on the back of robust consumption growth as prices stabilized. Over the medium term, growth is projected to strengthen further, fueled by consumption...
The objective of the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprise Program for Results is to improve the enabling environment for a sustainable private sector-led recovery in Ukraine. Successful recovery...
This study aims to further address gaps in research related to commercial financing challenges in Local Currency Financing (LCF) for sustainable infrastructure. This will include a review of broader financial...
Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.4 percent (y/y) in H1-2024 after a moderate 5 percent growth in 2023, boosted by a rebound in manufacturing exports as well as higher consumption and investment...
Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.4 percent (y/y) in H1-2024 after a moderate 5 percent growth in 2023, boosted by a rebound in manufacturing exports as well as higher consumption and investment...
This paper evaluates the business support programs deployed in the Kyrgyz Republic amid the emergency triggered by the COVID-19 crisis from 2020 to 2022. This analysis brings to light the fiscal consequences...
Ratings for the Agro-Processing Competitiveness Project for Sierra Leone were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation...
Using two decades of granular data on foreign direct investments, this study shows a consistent global rise in the concentration of cross-border investments within fewer multinational firms. This concentration...
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) lays out the World Bank strategy for supporting Tanzania in realizing its vision to consolidate its status as a middle-income country, achieve a high level of human...
Ratings for the Third Private Sector, Digital, and Human Capital Reform Development Policy Financing for Mauritania were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank performance was moderately...
Economic activity has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks. The external current-account balance is estimated to have remained broadly unchanged, but foreign exchange reserves have deteriorated...