Bangladesh Development Update is a bi-annual publication by the World Bank. This report provides an assessment of the state of the Bangladesh economy, outlook, risks, and the key reform challenge the ...

While Nepal maintained overall macroeconomic stability, the flood caused widespread loss of life, extensive infrastructure ...

Bhutan’s agrifood system (AFS) contributes to income and employment generation, but its role beyond primary production is not ...

This report presents the findings of a study to analyze Guinea-Bissau’s HCI indicators and its human capital policies across ...

Women farmers face multiple risks that can limit their ability to benefit from agricultural finance. Drawing on evidence from a randomized field experiment in Burkina Faso and Senegal, this brief ...

This report presents the World Bank Group’s Digital & AI Implementation Plan (FY26–30), which outlines a roadmap to expand ...

Despite a challenging external environment, Malaysia’s growth outperformed projections in the second half of 2025, lifting full-year growth to 5.2 percent. The government achieved a ...

This paper analyzes the trade policies, including tariffs and non-tariff measures, of major markets for Ghana’s exports.

This paper uses labor force surveys from 160 countries to build a new microdatabase on hours worked covering 97% of the world population in cross section. The database also includes time series ...

This diagnostic assesses North Macedonia’s digital identity and trust services ecosystem against international good practices and the European Union’s digital identity framework, with the objective of ...

This diagnostic assesses North Macedonia’s digital identity and trust services ecosystem against international good practices and the European Union’s digital identity framework, with the objective of ...

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) have become central instruments of trade policy, particularly in high-income countries and in highly regulated sectors. Many NTMs pursue legitimate objectives such as food ...