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  • Including Institutions : Boosting Resilience in Europe (English)

    The 2008 crisis marked the beginning of a lost decade for many countries - and many people - in the European Union (EU). The crises of 2008 and 2012 halted, and in some countries undid, a decade of growth...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 146898 Document Date: January 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Badiani-Magnusson,Reena C,Van Den Brink,Rogier J. E.,Skrok,Emilia,Tulwin,Michal,Corral Rodas,Paul Andres,Karver,Jonathan George,Holda,Paulina Ewa,Karpets,Anna,Kotz,Hans-Helmut,Beck,Guenter Wilfried

  • Tajikistan - Strong growth, rising risks (English)

    Tajikistan's economy grew at higher-than-projected rate of 7.4 percent in 2013 on the back of record high inflow of remittances. High remittances fueled private consumption and investment. Meanwhile, weaker...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 87028 Document Date: April 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • Tajikistan - Strong growth, rising risks (Russian)

    Tajikistan's economy grew at higher-than-projected rate of 7.4 percent in 2013 on the back of record high inflow of remittances. High remittances fueled private consumption and investment. Meanwhile, weaker...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 87028 Document Date: April 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • First insights into promoting shared prosperity in South East Europe (English)

    Long-term economic growth is the key driver for increasing the economic wellbeing of the population, but the pattern and the incidence of growth also matter. Economic growth narrowly based on certain enclave...

    Document Type: Report No.: 86517 Document Date: April 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Balabanov,Boris Rumenov,Pala,John Christopher,Wirasmo, Budy

  • Georgia - Adjusting in the face of uncertainty (English)

    Economic growth picked up in the final quarter of 2013 as policy uncertainty was reduced, confidence strengthened, and budget execution substantially increased. Surge in spending in the last quarter of...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 87915 Document Date: March 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tan,Congyan,Dolidze,Mariam,Prasad,Mona,Shankar,Rashmi,Izvorski,Ivailo V.

  • Slow road to recovery (English)

    The South East Europe (SEE6) region exited from recession in the first half of 2013, supported by a nascent recovery in the Euro area. Industry-especially manufacturing exports and energy drove the recovery...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 83136 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andronova Vincelette,Gallina,Bogetic,Zeljko,Dadi,Abebe Adugna

  • Slow road to recovery : Spor put ka oporavku (Serbian)

    The South East Europe (SEE6) region exited from recession in the first half of 2013, supported by a nascent recovery in the Euro area. Industry-especially manufacturing exports and energy drove the recovery...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 83136 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andronova Vincelette,Gallina,Bogetic,Zeljko,Dadi,Abebe Adugna

  • Slow road to recovery : Spor put ka oporavku (Bosnian)

    The South East Europe (SEE6) region exited from recession in the first half of 2013, supported by a nascent recovery in the Euro area. Industry-especially manufacturing exports and energy drove the recovery...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 83136 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andronova Vincelette,Gallina,Bogetic,Zeljko,Dadi,Abebe Adugna

  • Slow road to recovery (Macedonian)

    The South East Europe (SEE6) region exited from recession in the first half of 2013, supported by a nascent recovery in the Euro area. Industry-especially manufacturing exports and energy drove the recovery...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 83136 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andronova Vincelette,Gallina,Bogetic,Zeljko,Dadi,Abebe Adugna

  • Slow road to recovery : Rimekambja e ngadalte (Albanian)

    The South East Europe (SEE6) region exited from recession in the first half of 2013, supported by a nascent recovery in the Euro area. Industry-especially manufacturing exports and energy drove the recovery...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 83136 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andronova Vincelette,Gallina,Bogetic,Zeljko,Dadi,Abebe Adugna

  • Remittance prices worldwide report (English)

    The Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database monitors remittance prices across all geographic regions of the world. RPW was launched by the World Bank in September 2008, and remains a key tool to monitor...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 95584 Document Date: March 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • Sahel drought situation report (no.5) (English)

    Due to conflict in Mali, 140,000 refugees are now filtering into neighboring countries. Another 100,000 people are thought to be internally displaced. Regionally, national early warning systems and international...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 71582 Document Date: April 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • Coping with oil price volatility (English)

    Oil is important in every economy; when its prices are high and volatile, governments feel compelled to intervene. Because there can be large costs associated with such interventions, reserve banks, central...

    Document Type: ESMAP Paper Report No.: 45057 Document Date: August 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bacon,Robert W.,Kojima,Masami

  • Russian economic report (English)

    By most measures, Russia is now well positioned for further growth. However, according to official figures, growth is slowing and this trend may continue. Part I of this report takes a look at the structural...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 35596 Document Date: March 1, 2003 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • Russian economic report (Russian)

    By most measures, Russia is now well positioned for further growth. However, according to official figures, growth is slowing and this trend may continue. Part I of this report takes a look at the structural...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 35596 Document Date: March 1, 2003 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • Biodiversity and future genetic policy - a study of Sweden (English)

    The authors identify, and account for issues of concern regarding the importance for a Swedish plant genetic resources strategy, an assignment being referred to as the "Inquiry" hereinafter. The Inquiry...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 20865 Document Date: April 30, 1998 Disclosure Status: Author: BENGTSSON, BO,Thornstrom, Carl-Gustaf

  • Uruguay - Trade reform and economic efficiency (English)

    The economy made considerable progress, and growth picked up, aided by the instability of neighboring Argentina. Then, in 1982, the need to service an accumulated foreign debt led to a financing crisis...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 48010 Document Date: June 1, 1990 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: