O “Diagnóstico Nacional do Controle Interno: Estados e Capitais” é uma iniciativa do Conselho Nacional de Controle Interno (Conaci) em parceria com o Banco Mundial, que visa avaliar a maturidade e a efetividade...
The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and updates...
This paper investigates how firms use green versus conventional debt and the associated firm- and aggregate-level environmental consequences. Employing a dataset of 127,711 global bond and syndicated loan...
Thailand’s economic recovery has been uneven. Stronger-than-expected exports and investment are masking weakness in tourism and private consumption. Export momentum benefited from front-loaded orders amid...
Uzbekistan’s financial system has been undergoing significant changes since 2017. Reforms were underpinned by the modernization of the legal framework in 2019, which encompassed the adoption of new laws...
This paper studies the effect of government issuance on firm issuance during banking crises using transaction-level bond and loan data from 66 countries between 1991 and 2017. Governments rarely issue...
This validation of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) for the Republic of Croatia covers the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for fiscal years (FY19-24), as updated in...
Well-functioning capital markets can foster economic growth and allocate resources efficiently. Firms can tap into a broader funding base by issuing debt and equity in capital markets, often at cheaper...
Well-functioning capital markets can foster economic growth and allocate resources efficiently. Firms can tap into a broader funding base by issuing debt and equity in capital markets, often at cheaper...
Ratings for the Second Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Project for Bangladesh were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank's performance was moderately satisfactory, and...
This paper highlights the World Bank Group’s (WBG) contributions and recommendations ahead to the Financing for Development agenda, focusing on its significant support to developing countries and the innovative...
Economic growth remained strong, and inflation declined sharply in the first half of 2024. The fiscal balance was positive owing to strong revenue performance. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected...
Economic growth remained strong, and inflation declined sharply in the first half of 2024. The fiscal balance was positive owing to strong revenue performance. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected...
How can we track the sustainability of economic progress and measure the changing wealth of nations? Until now, gross domestic product (GDP) has been the headline indicator for tracking economic progress...
Gross domestic product (GDP) is widely recognized as an insufficient measure of economic progress and national success. Since GDP is nearly universally available and comparable across countries, it is...
The Accelerating Digitalization Global Challenge Program (the “GCP” or the “Program”) seeks to respond to digital opportunities and challenges by enhancing the speed, scale, and impact of World Bank Group’s...
The IFC-sponsored Capital Markets Postgraduate Program—launched in 2016—is a roughly nine-month intensive training aimed at building a critical mass of qualified practitioners within key regulatory and...
Current investment trends in emerging market and developing economies are not enough to meet the needs of their growing populations and will fall short of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals related...
