Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential: Nepal Country Economic Memorandum 2025 Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential: Nepal Country Economic Memorandum report examines Nepal’s past economic growth performance since 1996, current challenges, and policy recommendations to unlock pathways for accelerated growth Nepal has continued its remarkable success in reducing poverty and
Competitiveness: Development news, research, data | World Bank Competitiveness Rapid private sector-led growth is essential for ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet The World Bank works with governments around the globe to foster healthy, productive, private sector development
Localizing Development: Does Participation Work? It suggests that a distinction between organic participation (endogenous efforts by civic activists to bring about change) and induced participation (large-scale efforts to engineer participation at the local level via projects) is key, and focuses on the challenges of inducing participation
South Africa Economic Update, Edition 15 - World Bank Group The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic education system in the country
Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines - World Bank Group The World Bank’s IP Engagement Strategy’s main objective was to enhance the visibility of IPs in the Philippines and increase awareness of the need to address their development challenges and close the gaps in social inclusion The strategy included four pillars: a) dialogue to proactively engage with IP leaders and government counterparts; b) partnerships with civil society organizations
Afghanistan Development Update December 2024 - World Bank Group The Afghan economy is showing signs of moderate growth, but still faces significant headwinds, including fiscal constraints, trade imbalances, and a limited capacity for public investment, according to the World Bank’s latest Afghanistan Development Update
Trade and Global Value Chains in Times of Insecurity The World Bank and the Asia School of Business are organizing a workshop to explore recent developments in international trade and cross-border economic activity
Green Technologies: Decarbonizing Development in East Asia and Pacific The East Asia and Pacific region is helping the world decarbonize and is encouraging the domestic adoption of renewables But there is an imbalance: while the region’s innovation and investment improve global access to green technologies, its own emissions continue to grow because of the reluctance to penalize carbon-intensive practices This new Wolrd Bank report argues that deeper reform