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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Quality education drives economic growth and equality. Saudi Arabia has achieved near-universal enrollment but still trails peers in learning quality, limiting workforce readiness ...

The Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate unchanged, emphasizing that the current supply-driven inflation does not yet ...

This paper documents how foreign firms, inputs, and subsidies have shaped the development of Viet Nam’s solar panel industry. The analysis uses firmto-firm transaction data from Panjiva as well as ...

India maintained strong growth momentum despite global headwinds, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Real GDP growth accelerated to 7.8% in FY26, up from 7.2% the prior year, driven ...

Well-designed, high integrity carbon markets can play a pivotal role in financing climate action in developing countries. However, several critical bottlenecks impede the growth of these markets. The ...