Among these, diabetes and hypertension stand out as significant contributors to the nation’s health burden. Nearly 1 in 3 ...

Quy-Toan Do, Michael Lokshin, Martin Ravallion, Migrants as Social Protection? Simulations of a Market for Work Permits, The ...

The final quarter has seen the continuing adjustment of the Indonesian economy to more subdued commodity prices and tighter ...

Jessica Leight, Yao Pan, Educational Responses to Local and Migration Destination Shocks: Evidence from China, The World Bank ...

Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, easing to 2.6% in 2026 before rising to 2.7% in 2027, an upward revision from the June forecast.

Danny Cassimon, Dennis Essers, Andrea F Presbitero, Debtor (Non-)Participation in Sovereign Debt Relief: A Real Option Approach, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, November 2025, ...

This Focus Note explores innovative financing strategies for reaching inclusive credit fintechs in Africa, particularly those ...

Augustine Denteh, Samuel Asare, Bernardin Senadza, The Effect of Shortening High-School Duration by One Year on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Ghana, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue ...

Ray Miller, Lackson D Mudenda, Ashish K Sedai, Lauren Vilims, Private Sanitation and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, November 2025, Pages ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...