State capacity is an important prerequisite for policy implementation, yet at the country level it is difficult to measure, assess, and reform. This paper proposes a focus on institutional capacity: ...
The latest Taking Stock report shows that Vietnam’s economic growth slowed from 8% in 2022 to 3.7% in the first half of 2023. It forecasts a moderate growth of 4.7% in 2023, gradually accelerating to ...
The Country Opinion Survey in Mongolia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Mongolia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from ...
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic transformation, resilience, and large-scale job creation aligned with Benin’s ...
Access to actionable information that outlines opportunities for nature-based solutions (NBS) investments at early stages of project design is essential for enabling the scale up of these solutions, ...
This paper investigates the impact of informal competition—defined as competition faced by formal firms from informal enterprises—on the firm-provided worker training among formal manufacturing small ...
This paper examines the local effects of the 2018–19 U.S.-China trade disruptions on Mexico. Combining detailed ...
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic ...
The report outlines an agenda to strengthen information and communication technology (ICT) services in Rwanda, where network coverage has improved but broadband uptake remains low. Rwanda needs to ...
Cambodia has achieved remarkable economic transformation over the past two decades, with rapid growth, falling poverty, and progress to lower-middle-income status, but Vision 2050 sets a far more ...
Labor Market Observatories (LMOs) convert data into actionable intelligence for policymakers, employers, educators, and job seekers. Despite their recognized importance, many countries remain locked ...
The Sao Tome and Principe Economic Update provides a comprehensive analysis of the country's economic performance, challenges ...