Despite significant progress in reducing poverty, the Philippines continues to face high inequality, which stayed elevated in the early 2000s as the economy grew. Although inequality has gradually ...

This report provides an overview of the potential role that nature-based solutions (NBS) can play in ports. It aims to ...

The World Bank and the IDB jointly developed the Amazonia Bond Issuance Guide¬lines (Guidelines) to provide guidance and ...

This study builds on the analysis on fiscal space for health in Uganda that was conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The ...

Slovenia has announced a 30% increase in its contribution to the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA), reinforcing its commitment to supporting the world's poorest countries. The ...

The Philippines economy posted robust growth in early 2010, in part due to large one-off factors. As did many countries in ...

Economic Update offers a comprehensive evaluation of the country’s economy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth, macro-fiscal stability, and development in the face of ...

For programs to be responsive to the specific spatial contexts, growth drivers, constraints to economic activity, and the economic potential of cities in India’s complex city system, which comprises ...

Emerging markets have long been viewed as high-risk destinations for investment, particularly investments in companies.

The Joint MDB Water Security Financing Report 2024 marks a milestone in collective action by ten Multilateral Development ...

Fifty-eight-year-old widow Arza Parveen wasted no time building a life of resilience and independence after her husband was injured in war. Her family was left without financial support. With a ...

World Bank assessment finds conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute ...