This report describes a transition risk assessment for the Philippines’ banking sector conducted by a World Bank technical team. It is intended to provide a source of reference for financial regulators...
This paper provides an assessment of the fiscal and social impacts resulting from the fuel price adjustments undertaken in 2022. The note lays out policy options and their potential fiscal and social impacts...
This report aims to familiarize those involved in estimating official poverty statistics with the SWIFT framework to enhance the frequency and quality of poverty data. It presentshow SWIFT works, discusses...
L’objectif de cette note est de fournir des orientations aux pays sur la manière de gérerla dette contractuelle. Il décrit les étapes nécessaires de gestion de la dette après l’entrée envigueur du prêt...
En octubre de 2021, se alcanzó un acuerdo internacional histórico de dos pilares entre 137 países miembros del Marco Inclusivo sobre BEPS de la OCDE/G20 para abordar el doble desafío de la globalización...
This EFI Insight distills critical insights from the implementation of Beneficial Ownership Registers (BORs) in Nigeria, North Macedonia, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. The experiences of these countries...
Citing crypto-assets’ growing market capitalization and footprint and evolving market structure, institutional investors, including central banks, have been exploring exposures to crypto-assets and reviewing...
This diagnostic report was prepared in response to a technical assistance request from the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) to support the design and implementation of an index-based agriculture...
There is a significant gap in financing sustainable development in emerging economies to meet the climate commitments under the Paris Agreement and to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
This paper discusses the application of the conceptual framework for potential revenue estimation using Indonesia’s existing macroeconomic indicators. The authors find that Gross Regional Domestic Product...
The Armenia public sector accountability survey is instrumental in addressing the disparities between de jure laws and regulations and de facto practices and seeks to fill existing knowledge gaps and inform...
Indonesia’s subnational governments (SNGs) play an important role in delivering infrastructure services and are responsible for implementing one-half of total government capital expenditure. Despite significant...
Public procurement is a sizeable economic activity, and there is increasing attention on how it can strategically contribute to equitable and sustainable economic growth. Despite a growing academic literature...
This paper explores the financial stability implications of acute physical climate change risks using a novel approach focusing on a severe season associated with a series of tropical cyclone and flood...
The aim of this project was to understand current ESG (environmental, social and governance) disclosure practice among leading companies listed on the Thai Stock Exchange (SET). The project developed a...
Climate change presents significant challenges to the country’s development trajectory and economic growth as Cambodia is susceptible to extreme weather-related shocks and rising temperature, threatening...
Corruption poses a significant threat to development and has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable. Government agencies struggle to identify fraud and corruption in public expenditures...
Governments are increasingly seeking opportunities to leverage digital technologies to build a greener future. This guidance note provides useful advice to policy makers underlining adequate leadership...
Weather vulnerability is often assessed using historical data, but this can be very misleading in a world of changing climate. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the...
This report takes stock of the development of GovTech solutions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations (FCS), be they characterized by low institutional capacity and/or by active conflict and provides...