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  • Kiribati – Joint World Bank-IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis (English)

    The 2023 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) indicates the risk rating of debt distress for Kiribati remains high but is sustainable. High recurrent spending amid a decline in fishing revenues has led to...

    Document Type: Board Report Report No.: 185669 Document Date: October 10, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Strengthening Sustainability in the Cement Industry (English)

    Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 169314 Document Date: November 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Villar Mallagray,Juan,Anagnostou,John,Stec,Marek,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine

  • Debt Management Performance Assessment (DeMPA) : Guinea-Bissau (English)

    Despite an advantageous geographical location with rich per capita natural resources endowments, persistent political instability and the absence of basic institutions have made Guinea-Bissau one of the...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 171602 Document Date: November 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Strengthening Sustainability in the Glass Industry (English)

    Glass is present in a myriad of products used in both daily life and manufacturing, from beverage containers to windows to fiber optic cables. The demand for glass is projected to continue on an upward...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 169311 Document Date: July 26, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kamau,Peter Kamicha,Stec,Marek,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine

  • Strengthening Sustainability in the Steel Industry (English)

    People have used steel since ancient times, after blacksmiths discovered that iron became harder and stronger after being placed in charcoal furnaces. Today, steel is present in virtually every aspect...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 169313 Document Date: July 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Anagnostou,John,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine

  • Strengthening Sustainability in the Plastics Industry (English)

    Plastic is indispensable to modern life, so ubiquitous that it is virtually invisible. In many ways, it is an ideal material. Invented in the mid-19th century, plastic is remarkably versatile and relatively...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 169312 Document Date: July 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Villar Mallagray,Juan,Salo,Samu,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine

  • Debt Report 2021 : Second Edition (English)

    This is the second of the series of Debt Reports for 2021 to be published online, at regular intervals, over the course of the year. Their aim is to provide users with analyses of evolving trends and development...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 157944 Document Date: April 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author:

  • International Debt Statistics 2021 (English)

    International Debt Statistics (IDS) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the 120 low- and middle-income countries that report to the...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 153646 Document Date: December 20, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rucaj,Evis,Agarwal,Parul-000490117,Balibek,Arzu Aytekin,Bolanos Misas,Daniella Kathyuska,Church Jr,Allen Charles,Huang,Wendy Ven-Dee,Pollock,Malvina A.,Sukaj,Rubena,Vellos,Rasiel Victor

  • Moving Up the Ladder : An Analysis of IDA Graduation Policy (English)

    This paper analyzes the factors that affect countries' graduation from International Development Association (IDA) assistance and develops a statistical model of graduation. IDA provides concessional financing...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9208 Document Date: April 8, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dobronogov,Anton,Knack,Stephen,Wilson,James Michael

  • Sustainability Review 2019 (English)

    The Sustainability Review 2019 provides insights into World Bank activities undertaken between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2019, to manage the environmental, social, and economic impacts of internal business...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 145205 Document Date: January 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: