alleviation. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and …

Cities in the developing world are rapidly expanding, boosting countries' economies, reducing poverty, and fueling … range of shocks and stresses that cities may encounter. The flagship report -- co-authored by the World Bank Group and the … poverty and promoting shared prosperity. And while, over the last five years, the World Bank Group has financed more than USD …

This paper presents the main findings of the 2017 survey on national development banks that the World Bank conducted in … collaboration with the World Federation of Development Financing Institutions. Sixty-four development banks from different parts of … the world, mainly from middle-income countries, participated in the survey …

The Lao PDR sits at the intersection of four critical ecoregions and is home to some of the world's biologically … protected areas, and expansion of agriculture and settlements. This World Bank report outlines key challenges and priority …

drastically reduced. As a crowning achievement-and after 15 years of negotiations, Lao PDR is now a member of the World Trade …