The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban … regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development … well conserved UNESCO World Heritage sites and many historic districts …

Lao PDR faces a great opportunity to develop its tourism sector, in particular nature-based tourism (NBT), to create … greener, more resilient economic growth and good jobs from its attractive landscapes and wildlife. Throughout the world, NBT … is the fastest growing segment of tourism, and the demand is growing as the urban middle class expands, particularly in …

The pandemic severely disrupted economic activity in Tanzania, and the World Bank's latest firm-level data suggest that … sectors, but economic activity could accelerate in the second half of 2021. The tourism-dependent economy of Zanzibar has been …

across the world, including many vulnerable communities, who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. According to the World …The travel and tourism industry was one of the first sectors to be affected by COVID-19. Since March, the entire value … acutely felt by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SMEs) that make up around 80 percent of licensed tourism and tourism …

An updated joint assessment of Rwanda's debt sustainability suggests continued low risk of external debt distress … indicators in 2023, when the Eurobond issued in 2013 matures. The main risk to debt sustainability--and macroeconomic stability …

-unchanged from the previous Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) published in December 2018. While the mechanical results point to a …

. Moreover, a tailored natural disaster shock would lead to a significant deterioration in debt sustainability, breaching the …