Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
In the Sahel, Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) is a set of social protection policies, systems, and programs that promote human capital, productivity, and resilience of the poorest and strengthen their...
Nicaragua remains at moderate risk of external and overall debt distress with substantial space to absorb shocks. Under the baseline scenario, external debt burden indicators and the present values (PV)...
The Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) assesses Comoros’ external and overall debt as sustainable including in the medium term but continuing to remain at high risk of debt distress. Although debt indicators...
Côte d’Ivoire’s overall and external public debt remain at moderate risk of debt distress and show significative improvements compared to the DSA prior to the debt management operation (DMO) completed...
This poverty assessment has confirmed that poverty is endemic and food insecurity dire in South Sudan despite the country’s abundant wealth in natural resources. The report finds widespread and extreme...
This technical note (TN) provides an assessment of the BI-SSSS system based on CPMI/IOSCO PFMI. The assessment was undertaken in the context of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Financial...
The risk of debt distress rating for Tonga remains high. Before the pandemic, Tonga’s indebtedness had gradually declined from FY20152 to FY2019 owing to much-needed fiscal consolidation. Since 2020, however...
El presente documento se encuentra enmarcado en la asistencia técnica del Banco Mundial para América Central para el “Fortalecimiento de la capacidad de gestión de los pasivos contingentes posdesastre...
Indonesia is exposed to both climate change transition risks and physical risks. With primary energy supply heavily dominated by fossil fuels, like many other countries, and as a major exporter of coal...
The financial system in Indonesia is dominated by banks with high capital and liquidity buffers, and the non-performing loan ratios appear low. The results of bank solvency stress tests suggest that the...
In recent years, South Asia has been beset with an unprecedented combination of negative shocks. In Sri Lanka, an economic crisis on the heels of COVID-19 pushed approximately 3 million people into poverty...
This report provides a quantification of the households vulnerable to falling into poverty as the result of a shock, as well as a qualitative analysis of the level of adaptability of the current social...
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), in collaboration with the World Bank, officially launched the Uganda High Frequency Phone Survey (UHFPS) to track the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Belize, a middle-income nation, faces numerous climate and disaster risks, and suffered a significant economic contraction in 2020 due to COVID-19. Support from GFDRR and the World Bank were a key part...
The legal and regulatory framework is closely aligned with international standards, including IOSCO Principles. Capital market activity is governed by a comprehensive set of laws and regulations. OJK has...
Progress has been made in developing the capital markets in Indonesia, supported by the passage of the Financial Sector Omnibus Law (FSOL, Law 4/2023) and on-going regulatory amendments which can be expected...
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has made progress in updating its regulatory and supervisory frameworks since the last FSAP in 2017. The recently enacted Financial Sector Omnibus Law (FSOL) enhances...