Using firm-level data from more than 39,000 firms in 111 economies, this paper tests the hypothesis that corruption impedes productivity more at higher levels of regulation. The analysis finds that ...

How can Latin America and the Caribbean protect their hard-won progress against poverty in the face of mounting climate hazards and a changing climate? This book provides a powerful, evidence-based ...

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic transformation, resilience, and large-scale job creation aligned with Benin’s ...

This Integrated State-Owned Enterprises Framework (iSOEF) assessment was initiated at the request of the Ministry of Finance ...

The Country Opinion Survey in Mongolia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Mongolia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from ...

The Financial Sector Advisory Center (FinSAC) is a specialized World Bank technical unit that provides bespoke reform guidance and hands-on implementation support on financial stability to client ...

The Country Opinion Survey in West Bank and Gaza assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in West Bank and Gaza perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic ...

Adequate housing - recognized by the United Nations as a basic human right encompassing access, affordability, and quality - and access to affordable energy are foundational to economic participation, ...

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related barriers to fulfil their potential. They are more ...

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. They are more likely to live in poverty ...