East Asia and Pacific (EAP) outpaced most regions in economic growth in 2024. To sustain this momentum and generate jobs, EAP countries must navigate global uncertainty and tackle long-term challenges ...

In 2024, the Lao economy grew by 4.1 percent, driven primarily by strong performance in the services sector, followed by electricity generation, mining, agriculture, and some manufacturing. Services ...

From 2000 to 2008, Armenia transformed into one of the Europe and Central Asia region's most rapidly growing economies, with average annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) exceeding 10 percent, ...

This report advocates for scaling up investments in the treatment of used water to transform it into ‘new’ water suitable for ...

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November economic activity data suggests gradual growth, driven by strong external demand, particularly for goods exports ...

The State and Trends of Carbon Pricing series reflects on the growing momentum for carbon pricing worldwide. It targets the wide audience of public and private stakeholders engaged in carbon pricing ...

Estimating the macroeconomic implications of climate change impacts and adaptation options is a topic of intense research. This paper presents a framework in the World Bank's macrostructural model to ...

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The current state of the transport sector in South Sudan is dire. For example, it takes between two to four days to travel from Juba to Wau in South Sudan, a distance of approximately 650 km. In the ...

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