This paper provides an overview of the data sources and aggregation methodology for the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). The WGI report six aggregate governance indicators measuring Voice and Accountability,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10952Date: October 16, 2024Author:
Kaufmann,Daniel ;
Aart C. Kraay
Romania’s economy grew by 1.5 percent in the first half of 2024, driven by European Union (EU) funds-led investment and resilient private consumption amid elections. Softer growth in 2024 reflects poor...
Type: BriefReport#: 193998Date: October 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
The growth of the Serbian economy accelerated in the first half of 2024 leading to an increase in projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the year as a whole to 3.8 percent. The incidence of...
Type: BriefReport#: 194000Date: October 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the first half of 2024, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.2 percent due to strong remittance inflows and investments. Growth is projected to exceed 7 percent in 2024 and to slow over...
Type: BriefReport#: 194001Date: October 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
Macroeconomic normalization is delivering results: disinflation has begun; growth is rebalancing; current account dynamics have improved; FX reserves are rebuilding; financial markets have stabilized;...
Type: BriefReport#: 194152Date: October 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Global Compact on Refugeesand the High-Level Panel on Internally Displaced People are among recent major initiatives that have underscored the importance of data in contexts of forced displacement....
In the first half of 2024, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.2 percent due to strong remittance inflows and investments. Growth is projected to exceed 7 percent in 2024 and to slow over...
Type: BriefReport#: 194001Date: October 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
Moldova’s economy is recovering despite ongoing spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Essential structural reforms and further integration with the European Union (EU) is needed to address persistent...
Type: BriefReport#: 193994Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Real growth remained constrained in H1 2024 amidst lingering inflationary pressures, weak external demand, and delayed highway construction. Fiscal consolidation targets are likely to be missed for 2024...
Type: BriefReport#: 193996Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note exploits the dataset compiled by the Observatory of Very Small, Small, and Medium
Enterprises (OMTPME), an institution created by the Central Bank and its partners in 2016. OMTPME collects and...
Type: ReportReport#: 194139Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Recent U.S.-China tensions have raised the specter of technological decoupling. This paper examines the impact of U.S. export restrictions and technology licensing on Chinese firms’ innovation. It finds...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10950Date: October 15, 2024Author:
Yu Cao ;
Francesca de Nicola ;
Aaditya Mattoo ;
Jonathan David Timmis
Using Business Pulse Survey data for 61 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper presents novel findings on remote work, enabled by digitalization, as a source of resilience for firms. The results...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10949Date: October 15, 2024Author:
Ileana Cristina Constantinescu ;
Arti Grover ;
Gaurav Nayyar
Poland’s real 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecasted to exceed expectations due to a stronger rebound in private and public consumption on the back of slowing inflation and high wage growth....
Type: BriefReport#: 193997Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Moldova’s economy is recovering despite ongoing spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Essential structural reforms and further integration with the European Union (EU) is needed to address persistent...
Type: BriefReport#: 193994Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Improved creditor processes have helped streamline sovereign debt restructurings and shorten timelines in the past 12 months. Further progress is needed to make the resolution of the cases of unsustainable...
Type: ReportReport#: 194245Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Montenegro’s economy is expected to grow by 3.4 percent in 2024. Growth is projected to moderate but remain solid at 3.5 percent in 2025, boosted by wage increases. However, fiscal challenges persist as...
Type: BriefReport#: 193995Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Cities in the Western Balkans are no strangers to great upheavals. They have charted their course through wars, political transformations, and societal shifts, and their ability to endure has emerged as...
Type: ReportReport#: 194141Date: October 15, 2024Author:
Megha Mukim ;
Axel E. N. Baeumler ;
Nerali Patel ;
Serene Vaid ;
Solene Dengler ;
Ross Marc Eisenberg ;
Ditjon Baboci ;
Mustafa Copelj ;
Masatsugu Takamatsu ;
Hiromi Akiyama ;
Skeja, Adis
Montenegro’s economy is expected to grow by 3.4 percent in 2024. Growth is projected to moderate but remain solid at 3.5 percent in 2025, boosted by wage increases. However, fiscal challenges persist as...
Type: BriefReport#: 193995Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Real growth remained constrained in H1 2024 amidst lingering inflationary pressures, weak external demand, and delayed highway construction. Fiscal consolidation targets are likely to be missed for 2024...
Type: BriefReport#: 193996Date: October 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
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