Despite significant progress in reducing poverty, the Philippines continues to face high inequality, which stayed elevated in the early 2000s as the economy grew. Although inequality has gradually ...

This report provides an overview of the potential role that nature-based solutions (NBS) can play in ports. It aims to ...

This study builds on the analysis on fiscal space for health in Uganda that was conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The ...

Amazonia, the world’s largest tropical rainforest region, plays a critical role in global bio-diversity, climate regulation, and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people, including Indigenous ...

Human capital is the Philippines’ most important resource. Two examples of its benefit to the country: remittances from skilled and semi-skilled workers who work abroad amount to about 10 percent of ...

Digitalization is the transformational opportunity of our time. The digital sector has become a powerhouse of innovation, economic growth, and job creation. Value added in the IT services sector grew ...

Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers, yet many struggle to secure rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic development challenges ...

Morocco is expected to be faced with a major water shortfall prompted by either expansion in demand for water or reduction in precipitation induced by climate change. This paper examines the ...

The Philippines economy posted robust growth in early 2010, in part due to large one-off factors. As did many countries in ...

Economic Update offers a comprehensive evaluation of the country’s economy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth, macro-fiscal stability, and development in the face of ...

For programs to be responsive to the specific spatial contexts, growth drivers, constraints to economic activity, and the economic potential of cities in India’s complex city system, which comprises ...

This brief investigates the differences in countries’ jobs-related policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four main patterns emerge. First, the type of labor policies adopted by countries varied ...