The world is facing a pivotal moment of urgent global challenges for development. It is critical for the World Bank to remain vigilant against corruption in the projects it finances. This report documents...
This report documents how, in a time of increasingly complex global challenges and historic development support by the World Bank Group, the offices of the sanctions system worked in FY22 to help ensure...
Bangladesh’s economic growth continued to be healthy, driven by industrial production and services, but the external current account balance turned negative as exports weakened, remittances plummeted and...
Following a sharp slowdown over the past two years, a recovery is underway in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region is expected to strengthen to 2.4 percent in 2017 from...
The per capita Gross National Income (GNI) guidelines cover the Civil Works Preference, IDA Eligibility, IBRD Terms and the initiation of IBRD graduation process are updated every year, based on the annual...
This Brief includes two sections as following: the World Bank’s assessment of recent economic developments and the outlook in the short to medium term, and its analysis of a specific development topic...
Following the partial lifting of nuclear-related sanctions in November 2013 under the interim Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), Iran's economy rebounded in 2014 and is estimated to have expanded by 0.5 percent...
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Montene gro covers the period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 (fiscal years 2016-2020). This CPF builds on the results and lessons of the previous World Bank...
Cote d’Ivoire has continued its momentum in 2015. Growth maintained around 9 percent supported by investments both public and private, with the rapid developments in construction, transport, and finances...
After decades of turmoil and instability, a period of calm and progress evolved in Guinea-Bissau in 2009. A military coup in April 2012 interrupted it. A fresh start is needed to alter the dynamics that...
This Skills Development for Employment and Competitiveness Project in Senegal is part of the Quality Improvement Program of the Fairness and Transparency (PAQUET), and aims to improve long-term employability...
The analysis presented in the Notes de Politique (NP) covers an implicit structure that has its priorities and its own limits. First, non-existent or unreliable information restricts the ability to develop...