Dominica’s debt is sustainable, but the country remains at overall high risk of debt distress with elevated levels of public and external debt. The risk of external debt distress, however, has been lowered...
Guinea-Bissau remains at high risk of external and overall debt distress, unchanged from the previous Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) (December 2024). For external debt, the PV of debt to exports ratio...
Benin’s overall and external public debt remain at moderate risk of debt distress, unchanged from the previous DSA (December 2024). All projected external debt burden indicators remain below high-risk...
Ratings for the Firm Recovery and Support Project for Bosnia and Herzegovina were as follows: outcomes were moderately unsatisfactory, the Bank's performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation...
This report calls for radical debt transparency, to shift from current, often opaque, practices toward full and timely disclosure. Since the World Bank’s first comprehensive assessment of debt transparency...
Mali’s risk of external and overall debt distress is assessed to be moderate, although downside risks have increased since the 2023 debt sustainability analysis (DSA). For external debt, no breaches occur...
Statement by Mathias Cormann at the 111th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 24, 2025. The global economy remained resilient in 2024, growing by 3.2 percent. Strong real income gains, lower...
Statement by H.E. Katsunobu Kato at the 111th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 24, 2025. The world is facing geopolitical crises, such as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the conflict...
Statement by H.E. Fernando Haddad at the 111th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 24, 2025. The world has been grappling with unprecedented challenges from overlapping global crises. Persistent...
This document presents a summary of the key steps, concepts, and processes observed in recent sovereign debt restructurings undertaken in the context of an IMF-supported program, in particular those restructurings...
Debt-related risks have increased. Public debt levels in low-income countries (LICs) and emerging markets (EMs) were already high before the COVID-19 pandemic and have increased further due to the pandemic...
Cameroon remains at high risk of debt distress compared to the previous DSA report published in February 2024. The small negative short-term impact of the recent debt management operation and still-high...
The report presents an analysis of the adoption and implementation of accrual accounting in the public sector to explore its role in providing information on fiscal sustainability, informing economic analysis...
Ethiopia faces political, economic, and humanitarian challenges. Support from the international community weakened notably during the two-year conflict in Tigray but is now resuming. Bunching of debt service...
Nicaragua remains at moderate risk of external and overall debt distress with substantial space to absorb shocks. Under the baseline scenario, external debt burden indicators and the present values (PV)...
Kazakhstan's economy is estimated to have grown by 4.0 percent in 2024. A temporary acceleration to 4.5–5.0 percent growth is projected in 2025, supported by a one-off surge in oil production, export growth...
По оценкам, экономика Казахстана выросла на 4,0 процента в 2024 году, а в 2025 году прогнозируется временное ускорение до 4,5–5,0 процента, поддерживаемое единовременным всплеском добычи нефти, ростом...
On January 17, 2025, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors adopted resolution number seven hundred and ten. It was resolved that IBRD transfer from surplus...
The Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) assesses Comoros’ external and overall debt as sustainable including in the medium term but continuing to remain at high risk of debt distress. Although debt indicators...