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  • Thailand Monthly Economic Monitor (English)

    Thailand’s economy grew by 3.2 percent year-on-year in Q4 2024, driven by a rebound in public investment and strong electronics exports, while private consumption saw a modest boost from fiscal stimulus...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197846 Document Date: March 18, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Warunthorn Milk Puthong

  • Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (English)

    In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197628 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alia Jane Aghajanian,Steve Penson,Sandra Baquie,Chitra Balasubramanian,Alan Fuchs,Juul Pinxten

  • The Fiscal Costs of Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Distortions in Zimbabwe (English)

    This paper uses a multi-methodological approach to measure the fiscal costs of monetary and exchange rate policy distortions in Zimbabwe. It identifies three channels through which these policy distortions...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 197520 Document Date: February 25, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Victor Steenbergen,Pindiriri, Carren,Psillos, Jimmy,Marko Kwaramba

  • Fiscal and Distributional Implications of VAT Reforms in Zimbabwe (English)

    Improving domestic revenue mobilization extremely important for Zimbabwe to create the fiscal space to absorb quasi-fiscal expenditures and support macroeconomic stability. In November 2023, Zimbabwe announced...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 197519 Document Date: February 25, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dhiraj Sharma,Tawanda Chingozha,Maya Scott Goldman,Indira Iyer,Victor Steenbergen

  • Madagascar Economic Update: Bridging the Productivity Divide (English)

    Madagascar’s economy is recovering but remains uneven. Growth is estimated at 4.2 percent in 2024. Several sectors in the economy have yet to return to their pre-2020 output levels. The services sector...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 197517 Document Date: February 24, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • The Deepening Red Sea Shipping Crisis : Impacts and Outlook (English)

    The Red Sea crisis has emerged as a critical flashpoint of the conflict in the Middle East, upending global trade and maritime transport, port activity in the MENA region, and ecological balance of the...

    Document Type: Economic Updates and Modeling Report No.: 197215 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Zeljko Bogetic,Luan Zhao,Daria Ulybina,Joanne Matossian,Andres Chamorro,Sahiti Sarva,Yahui Zhao,Weijian Li

  • Malawi Economic Monitor : The Rising Cost of Inaction (English)

    Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to the slow implementation of macroeconomic adjustment reforms and a series of recent shocks. Food insecurity remains a major concern due to weak harvests...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 196851 Document Date: January 27, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jakob Engel,Anwar Mussa,Efrem Zephnath Chilima,Tsolmon Adiya,Martin Lokanc,Lina Marcela Cardona,Innocent Njati Banda,Miles McKenna,Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton,Krista Alexandra Soininen

  • Thailand Monthly Economic Monitor (English)

    November economic activity data suggests gradual growth, driven by strong external demand, particularly for goods exports and tourism, as well as a slight recovery in private consumption supported by fiscal...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 196694 Document Date: January 21, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Turkmenistan - Economic Report (English)

    Turkmenistan is a land-locked, upper middle-income country, characterized by a rigid statist economic model, and driven by natural gas exports. Turkmenistan went through a period of adjustment as it first...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 197569 Document Date: December 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Zimbabwe Economic Update 2024 : Improving Resilience to Weather Shocks and Climate Change (English)

    Zimbabwe’s impressive recovery since the 2019-20 COVID-19 recession has been slowed by the 2024 El-Niño-related drought. The fiscal deficit is projected to have fallen to below 3 percent in 2024. Challenges...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 196960 Document Date: December 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Easther Chigumira,Dominick Revell de Waal,Victor Steenbergen,Dhiraj Sharma,Kaushiki Singh,Easther Chigumira,Dominick Revell de Waal

  • Red de Banca y Finanzas Sostenibles : Informe de Progreso Global 2024 (Spanish)

    La actualización de 2023 del Marco de Medición SBFN se diseñó de acuerdo con las prioridades de losmiembros y las tendencias mundiales en materia de finanzas sostenibles. Refleja la diversificación de...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 196896 Document Date: December 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • 可持续银行和金融网络（SBFN) : 全球进展简报 2024 (Chinese)

    2023 年对 SBFN 衡量框架的更新充分考虑了成员的优先事项和可持续金融的全球趋势。它涵盖了整个金融部门生态系统（包括银行、资本市场、保险和养老基金）的发展，反映了 SBFN 成员的多样性。它引入了新的优先事项，例如自然相关风险、包容性金融以及对应国际良好实践和标准制定的气候风险新指标。更新后的框架也力求通过量化指标衡量可持续金融的实施情况。

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 196896 Document Date: December 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Réseau de la Banque et de la Finance Durables : Rapport d’Étape Global (French)

    La version 2023 du cadre de mesure du SBFN tient compte des priorités des membres et des tendances mondiales en matière de finance durable. Elle reflète la diversité croissante des membres du SBFN en tenant...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 196896 Document Date: December 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank