The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) prepared this synthesis note as an input to the ongoing process surrounding the international agenda for Small States. Its purpose is to provide a perspective on some of the issues small states face through a review of World Bank experience with country and...

In the contemporary globalized, multi-polar and competitive conditions, small states, which count for more than half of the world’s states, through economic diplomacy endeavors aim to position themselves in the best possible way, in order to assure their economic development and political...