This work discusses simple frameworks for measuring a country's exposure and vulnerability to international trade shocks at the sector and product levels based on widely available data. Exposure refers...
This paper examines the roles of tariff and non-tariff measures in China’s meteoric rise as the world’s leading green product supplier. Evidence from customs transaction data from 2000 to 2016 shows that...
Statement by Katsunobu Kato at the 112th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 16, 2025. The world continues to face geopolitical crises and heightened global economic uncertainty. At the...
Statement by Roland Lescure at the 112th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 16, 2025. The global economy is facing growing economic, social, and environmental imbalances. The limitations...
Statement by Jozef Síkela at the 112th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 16, 2025. Global challenges, such as climate change, poverty and inequality, conflict and fragility, intensify...
Using a cross-section of more than 33,000 services firms in 104 low- and middle-income countries from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, this paper examines whether the female labor share premium of...
The port-city interface has evolved through prolonged interactions between ports and their hinterlands. It has been shaped by various factors such as global, regional, and local economic trends; the industries...
The module provides an analysis of port governance, focusing on the evolving role of port authorities in a dynamic global environment. A crucial responsibility of port authorities today is reconciling...
Digitalization has transformed ports into smart, interconnected infrastructures, driving efficiency, sustainability, and visibility across the maritime supply chain. By replacing manual, fragmented operations...
The module uses a simple five-step change management cycle with examples and illustrative case studies that will help governments and port authorities develop a plan to respond to those trends. The assessment...
Faster growth was driven by pro-investment reforms implemented in a period of high returns to investment and facilitated by public foundational infrastructure investment. Macroeconomic and structural reforms...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands among the most vulnerable areas to the impacts of climate change. At the same time, with lax environmental regulations, this region’s integration into...
The Philippines Economic Update (PEU) summarizes key economic and social developments, important policy changes, and the evolution of external conditions over the past six months. It also presents findings...
The objective of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) 2.0: Boosting Financial Resilience Project is to maintain SEADRIF’s operational capacity to enhance the financial resilience...
เอเชียตะวันออกกําลังช่วยส่วนที่เหลือของโลกลดคาร์บอนและสนับสนุนการนําพลังงานหมุนเวียนมาใช้ภายในประเทศ แต่มีความไม่สมดุล: แม้ว่านวัตกรรมและการลงทุนของภูมิภาคจะช่วยเพิ่มการเข้าถึงเทคโนโลยีสีเขียวทั่วโลก แต่การปล่อยมลพิษของภูมิภาคเองก็ยังคงเพิ่มขึ้น...
East Asia is helping the rest of the world decarbonize and encouraging the domestic adoption of renewable energy. But there is an imbalance: Even as the region’s innovation and investment improve global...
The objective of the Energy Sector Security Enhancement Project for Bangladesh is to improve access to cost-effective financing for Petrobangla and enhance gas supply security in Bangladesh. The project...
This report explores how Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) can enhance industrial competitiveness through a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient transformation of industries. EIPs can be generally defined...
