This policy brief presents findings from a randomized field experiment in Mozambique evaluating two interventions targeting ...

Suriname is entering a period of accelerated economic transformation, driven primarily by large-scale investment in oil and gas, with growing opportunities in tourism and hospitality and agribusiness.

Improved economic activity and remittance inflows contributed to a reduction in poverty and lower unemployment, although youth unemployment and labor underutilization remain persistent challenges. The ...

Port Development and Competition in East and Southern Africa analyzes the 15 main ports in East and Southern Africa (ESA) to assess whether their proposed capacity enhancements are justified by ...

This report documents the progress South Africa has made in reducing poverty and inequality since the end of apartheid in 1994, with a focus on the period between 2006 and 2015. The main conclusions ...

Business Ready (B-READY) is a new World Bank Group corporate flagship report that evaluates the business and investment climate worldwide. It replaces and improves upon the Doing Business project.

This technical assistance report aims to support the Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) in formulating an economy-wide, long-term low-emission development strategy (LT-LEDS). Uzbekistan strengthened its ...

Tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are significant and increasing contributors to premature mortality and morbidity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Health taxes ...

Azerbaijan’s economy slowed sharply in 2025, with GDP growth declining to 1.4 percent due to contraction in the hydrocarbon ...

Nigeria faces a pivotal moment marked by weak growth and job creation, persistent structural rigidities, high poverty and ...

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The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) provides a global benchmark of how container ports perform in handling vessel calls. Developed jointly by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, ...