Economic activity in China has picked up in 2023, but the recovery remains fragile. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5.2 percent y/y in the first three quarters of 2023, driven by demand for services, resilient manufacturing investment, and public infrastructure stimulus. The initial phase of...

The central message of this Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) update is that Somalia should accelerate the momentum in building its institutions to develop resilience and create jobs, thus serving as a basis for transitioning from fragility to reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity....

Important reform decisions have been taken for Nigeria to avoid a fiscal cliff, and temporary compensation is being provided to help the poorest and most vulnerable households. In May and June 2023, the incoming administration undertook two critical policy decisions, which have resulted in price...

An estimated 7.5 million Cameroonians-about one in three people in the country—do not have an officialproof of identity such as a birth certificate or national ID card. More than one in three children have nothad their birth registered and more than half do not have a birth certificate. An...

The "Comprehensive Assessment of the Childcare Landscape in Lebanon: A Mixed Methods Study" analyzes the supply and demand of formal childcare services for children aged 0-3. It provides a review of Lebanon's regulatory and institutional framework around childcare, maps out the current supply of...

The Lao PDR is facing unprecedented macroeconomic challenges, which jeopardize hard-won development gains. Over the past two decades, the country attracted considerable foreign investment and fostered regional integration, which contributed to a long period of high economic growth. Many human...

This budget brief presents a summary of developments in Myanmar's public finances. This report includes three sections that cover the aggregate fiscal update, public finance developments in states and regions, and core service ministries. The report relies on data from published reports of the...

The 2023 World Bank Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index is an inventory of the sustainability considerations used in World Bank (Bank) lending and analytical services as well as its corporate practices. This sustainability disclosure index has been prepared in accordance with the core option...

This NSUP Universal Accessibility cost benefit analysis pilots is part of the Universal Accessibility Toolkit developed under the project. It performs a economic assessment of two pilot sub-investments of the project, making a case for the quantitative benefits of early inclusion of UA versus...

This Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) argues for a significant shift in policy to enable a virtuous cycle of sustained and inclusive economic growth, outlined infive building blocks. Chapter 1 identifies policy priorities to restore the macroeconomic fundamentals for growth through fiscal...