The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) provides a global benchmark of how container ports perform in handling vessel calls. Developed jointly by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, ...

This paper analyzes the relationship between inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the structural transformation of local labor markets in Africa. The authors combine geolocalized information on ...

Gabon has a unique opportunity to drive inclusive growth, reduce poverty, and build a resilient post-oil economy, with ...

This brief explores the role of women entrepreneurs in job creation, focusing on how women‑owned firms contribute to women’s employment. Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) ...

Macroeconomic fundamentals have continued to improve in 2025 and into 2026, though the Middle East conflict is creating mixed but largely manageable macroeconomic effects for Nigeria. Translating ...

This report delivers Myanmar’s first thorough assessment of the agrifood processing sector in over 10 years, providing an empirical foundation for policy on private sector development. Based on a ...

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger are home to nearly 13 million adolescent girls aged 10–19 who face some of the steepest ...

Growing evidence shows that stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...

This paper studies how firms respond to the announcement of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), ...

Beach seine fishing sustains roughly 2,000 livelihoods along Togo's coastline, but operates under growing pressure from ...

Increasing women’s agricultural productivity has the potential not only to improve their own economic status, but also to enhance economic growth and food security in their communities. The Gender ...

Thailand remains resilient, supported by continued investment and tourism recovery, ahead of new global headwinds from the ...