Fewer than one in ten Saint Lucians were poor in 2015 (latest year with data available), meaning they lived on less than $6.85 a day (in 2017 PPP). In the decade prior to 2015, poverty in Saint Lucia declined,...
Type: BriefReport#: 196134Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has maintained economic stability over the past decade despite significant shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has experienced stable macroeconomic conditions...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194672Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This toolkit describes the Startup Enabler Capability Assessment (SECA), a tool designed specifically to measure the capabilities of startup enablers. It is applicable to a variety of types of startup...
Type: ReportReport#: 195681Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of South Asia. Macroeconomic...
Type: ReportReport#: 193965Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The economy continues to face challenges from increased conflict and economic instability. Rapid kyat depreciation and high inflation have reduced household consumption. In 2023/24, 32 percent of the population...
Type: BriefReport#: 193976Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Real GDP growth is expected to slow from 5.2 percent in FY24 to 4.0 percent in FY25, driven by subdued investment and industrial growth in the aftermath of student-led protests and persistent social grievances....
Type: BriefReport#: 194061Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank’s Gender Strategy (2024-2030) aims to tackle both formal and informal barriers to gender inequality, including power imbalances that often affect women and girls disproportionally. To achieve...
Type: ReportReport#: 194225Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Afrah Alawi Al-Ahmadi ;
Alessandra Heinemann ;
Mossman,Lindsay ;
Rawlings, Laura
Sub-Saharan Africa's growth recovery has resumed. Economic activity in the region is projected to grow by 3.0 percent in 2024, after bottoming out at 2.4 percent in 2023. Private consumption and investment...
Type: PublicationReport#: 194230Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Pakistan's economy stabilized in FY24, supported by strong agricultural growth, improved macroeconomic policies, new external financing, easing import controls, and political uncertainty. However, with...
Type: BriefReport#: 194066Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Cambodia’s real GDP growth is projected to reach 5.3 percent in 2024, compared to 5.0 percent in 2023, driven mainly by services and goods exports. Amid the economic expansion, household income growth...
Type: BriefReport#: 193967Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of East Asia and the...
Type: ReportReport#: 193961Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Gabon’s economy grew by 2.4 percent in 2023, a lower growth compared to 2022, impacted by logistical disruptions. Triggered by the August 2023 coup, the ongoing political transition is an opportunity for...
Type: BriefReport#: 194108Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Colluli potash mine project is expected to support a modest increase in GDP growth to an estimated 2.8 percent in 2024. Lower global food prices are expected to help reduce inflation to 5.1 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 194105Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mauritius’ economy is expected to grow by 5.6 percent in 2024, supported by a pick-up in tourism and investment in response to easing labor regulations for foreigners. Inflation is projected to fall to...
Type: BriefReport#: 194120Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Stronger cashew exports and falling inflation will support growth of 5 percent in 2024, reducing poverty to 23.4 percent ($2.15 per-person per-day PPP 2017). Expenditure rationalization, improved revenue...
Type: BriefReport#: 194112Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Growth will be driven by investments associated with Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP-II), increasing in 2024 and 2025, and moderating thereafter. Structural weaknesses limit private...
Type: BriefReport#: 194114Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Growth is set to slightly decelerate in 2024 partly due to the impact of the December 2023 fuel depot explosion. The fiscal deficit is projected to widen to 3.0 percent in 2024 as capital spending increases....
Type: BriefReport#: 194111Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Economic growth rose to 5.3 percent in FY23/24 and is projected to increase further in the short to medium term due to the commissioning of new hydropower plants and recovery of the tourism sector. Fiscal...
Type: BriefReport#: 194062Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Real GDP growth is expected to slow from 5.2 percent in FY24 to 4.0 percent in FY25, driven by subdued investment and industrial growth in the aftermath of student-led protests and persistent social grievances....
Type: BriefReport#: 194061Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Growth in 2024 is expected to recover to 5.7 percent (1.8 percent per capita) with the sanctions lifted in February 2024 and resumption of financing. However, the expected boost from oil exports has been...
Type: BriefReport#: 194124Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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