Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a … new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends …

-crisis reform agenda and accelerate long-term economic growth, including by spurring productivity growth, building human capital …, and supporting investment. On the labor supply side, this means investing in people and supporting workers' transition to … better employment (Priority 1), while on the labor demand side, this means accelerating firm productivity growth and creating …

and declining productivity; low quality and weak export linkages; and high foreign direct investment (FDI) but low … domestic investment. Just when past success was fueling high ambitions for future growth-to become upper middle income by 2030 … opportunity to build a new and stronger growth path-by enabling productivity of firms and workers, diversifying exports, and …

human and natural capital, to enhance human capital so that workers can attain higher levels of productivity and respond …

, and extreme temperatures occurring more frequently. In response, the Government of Lesotho is collaborating with the World … Investment Plan (CSAIP) …

impact all traders similarly. Studies by the World Bank, for example, found that men and women traders often face different …- specific associations. This study in Tajikistan explored a range of topics, primarily within the scope of the World Trade … crossings in the country. The work was built upon a similar methodology developed and used in other surveys by the World Bank …

grows more quickly, the focus should be on increasing investment-both private and public …

. Non-extractive GDP growth reached 3.7 percent as investment growth accelerated, supported by a marked recovery in public … investment, and leading to a surge in imports. Private consumption remained dynamic, stimulated by growing public sector wages …. Continuing to strengthen data systems would support investment and public policymaking. In 2023 and 2024, digitalization efforts …