Myanmar is a country in transition and faces the following main challenges: a) reducing the incidence of poverty and improving human development outcomes, particularly for the poor and vulnerable; ...

Technological change is transforming labor markets globally and across Africa, reshaping the demand for skills, particularly digital competencies. To remain relevant, education and training systems ...

The authors apply a Heckman selection model to the 2003 Investment Climate Survey (ICS) to investigate supply-side constraints to export performance at the firm level in Ecuador. To correct for the ...

The overall objective of the Zambezi River Multi-Sector Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA) is to illustrate the benefits of cooperation among the riparian countries in the ZRB through a multi ...

Single-use plastics (SUPs) are a major concern in countries such as the Philippines due to SUPs’ extensive use and ...

The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services.

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic ...

The Pacific region stands at a critical juncture. Urbanization is reshaping its economies and societies at an unprecedented pace, offering the promise of greater prosperity, better services, and ...

The Lao economy is projected to grow at 8 percent in 2013. The hydropower sector (both completed projects in operation and projects in the construction or development phase), construction, food ...

This paper examines whether the African Growth and Opportunity Act—the United States’ unilateral trade preference program for Sub‑Saharan Africa—has served as an effective instrument for development ...

An alternative model - Creative Redevelopment - that promotes density in the core urban areas will help revitalize these ...

Data underpins every aspect of the investment project lifecycle and is essential for policy dialogue. Analyses of congestion patterns or the identification of infrastructure gaps are the kindling that ...