As a group, frontier markets’ economic outcomes since 2000 have not fully delivered on this promise, however. Per capita ...

Frontier market” economies—a cluster of mostly middle-income economies regarded as the proving ground for the next generation of economic superstars—have largely failed to live up to their potential i ...

Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of ...

The path forward requires bold action to transformative solutions that leverage the region’s vast resources for growth and prosperity. But turning that potential into real, inclusive progress means ...

Tajikistan has successfully emerged from the global economic crisis. Economic activity was strong, driven by growth in ...

This report analyzes five critical public investment bottlenecks cutting across the project cycle. The selection of these ...

Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee and Africa’s leading producer, holds a pivotal position as the world’s fifth largest coffee producer. The coffee sector is deeply embedded i ...

Revenue collection for the first three months of 2025 reached 36.7 percent of the State budget’s annual plan compared to 31.7 ...

M Niaz Asadullah, Monica Biradavolu, Vijayendra Rao, Kenneth Simler, Is There an Underside to Economic Growth? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, ...

Benoit Decerf, Kike Fonton, Sharpening the Welfare-Consistency of the Mainstream Multidimensional Poverty Identification Method, with Illustration on Nigerian Data, The World Bank Economic Review, ...

The CWGC provides a knowledge exchange platform for countries facing similar development challenges, and foster impacts through experience dissemination, policy support and knowledge products at a ...

Social protection and labor systems promote better employment, prevent income loss, and protect people facing shocks and transitions. These programs are not just about helping people get by, they help ...