Maldives remains at high risk of debt and liquidity distress despite temporary improvements in fiscal and reserve indicators. Foreign exchange (FX) liquidity pressures have intensified, and there is increasing...
Esta atualização do Estudo de Diagnóstico da Integração Comercial (DTIS) centra-se nas restrições e oportunidades relacionadas com o comércio que afetam a capacidade de Angola para diversificar e aumentar...
Using data from the World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2024 project and the United Nations University’s World Risk Index (WRI), this Brief finds that streamlined, transparent building regulations can...
Public finances were further squeezed in the first half of 2025, due to economic volatility and the impact of Israeli policy on revenues. Clearance revenues, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) main source...
The Kyrgyz Republic, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia, made strong progress in poverty reduction during the 2010s, with the poverty rate declining from 38% in 2012 to 20% in 2019. Yet...
Mozambique, home to 33.9 million people, remains one of the world’s least developed countries and continues to face persistent development challenges. Although the economy grew at an average annual rate...
This brief focuses on the Caribbean countries of Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Suriname, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia. Other than Jamaica, which has a population of approximately 2.8 million, these countries...
