The Women, Business and the Law Manual and Guide (WBL M&G) outlines the production and dissemination process for WBL reports and underlying data, serving as an official source of information for WBL Team...
The economy is estimated to have grown by 2.6 percent in 2024, surpassing expectations due to an unexpected surge in activity but the recovery continued to lag behind peers. The latest gross domestic product...
This document summarizes the progress made under the Second Inclusive and Resilient Development Financing for Tanzania, which was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on December 20, 2023. The...
Market sizing is traditionally defined as estimating the number of buyers of a particular product, or users of a service. Because of the relative newness of mobile money, sizing the potential market is...
This report has been delivered under the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on “Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) III: Strengthening the Capacity of the Romanian Administration to Carry Out Impact...
This paper examines the behavior of remittances over the business cycle and their potential to act as a stabilizer during periods of high business cycle volatility. Four main findings are reported. First...
Sri Lanka’s hotel industry is a key driver of economic growth in the island nation. Tourist arrivals have almost doubled since the end of the conflict in 2009. The government of Sri Lanka is implementing...
This year Doing Business researched how businesses can access information essential for complying with regulations and formalities - such as documentation requirements for trade or fee schedules for business...
Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes...
This report focuses on the results of Georgia business perception survey conducted in January-February 2012.
This press release announces on June 19, 2003, that the World Bank Group has launched the "Doing Business" database, benchmarking business regulations across 130+ countries, including Turkey. It evaluates...
This press release announces the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed an agreement to provide a financing package of Indian Rupees 840 million (US 17 million dollars equivalent) to Mahindra &...
This press release announces the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will support the modernization and expansion of Bogota based Bavaria S.A, the largest beverage manufacturer and distributor in Colombia...