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 …

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 …

, but the impact varies by income group. Provisions outside the current mandate of the World Trade Organization (investment … under the current World Trade Organization mandate (tariff reduction and customs facilitation) drive the effect of trade …

The many and varied crises in the world economy since 2007 seem to have different origins and iverse manifestations …

account. The volume is based on a compilation of studies completed by World Bank staff and external consultants in 2015 …