This document summarizes the progress made under the Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation (RESET) development policy financing (DPF) for the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Borrower...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in developing countries for decades. Yet FDI, once a reliable contributor to economic growth, a conduit for the transfer of technology and innovation...
The objective of the Sustainable Financing for Rogun Hydropower Project for Tajikistan is to increase the supply of clean, affordable, and climate-resilient hydroelectricity for consumers in Tajikistan...
After Indonesia liberalized investment rules, foreign direct investment (FDI) increased. The government promoted linkages between foreign investors and local firms, but the impact on employment and...
The Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation supports Cabo Verde’s overarching goal to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient development. The operation, the second in a programmatic series...
This year, the Subnational B-READY series cover 40 cities in six EU Member States—Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, and the Slovak Republic—covering 36 European regions...
This year, the Subnational B-READY series cover 40 cities in six EU Member States—Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, and the Slovak Republic—covering 36 European regions...
This year, the Subnational B-READY series cover 40 cities in six EU Member States—Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, and the Slovak Republic—covering 36 European regions...
This year, the Subnational B-READY series cover 40 cities in six EU Member States—Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, and the Slovak Republic—covering 36 European regions...
The Development Policy Operation (DPO) supports the Government of the Republic of Seychelles’ (GoS) to: (i) strengthen financial stability and the business environment; (ii) promote fiscal transparency;...
The objective of the Social Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Deferred Drawdown Option Program is to strengthen the targeting and efficiency of Costa Rica’s social protection system...
The development objective of the Maharashtra Strengthening Institutional Capabilities in Districts for Enabling Growth Operation Project for India is to strengthen institutional capabilities, services...
On October 25, 2024, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors adopted resolution number one hundred and twenty. It was resolved that the Council of Governors of the Agency ...
This paper studies how credit guarantee and employment protection programs interact in assisting firms during crises times. The paper analyzes how these government programs influence credit allocation, ...
The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies. To this end, the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically ...
The World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update provides an assessment of the economies of 11 Pacific Island countries (PIC-11) in part 1 and highlights the potential of investment to broaden the economic...
Economic activity picked up during the first quarter of 2024, on the back of robust consumption growth as prices stabilized. Over the medium term, growth is projected to strengthen further, fueled by...