This companion report to the 2024 World Development Report, The Middle Income Trap, uses the '3i' framework-Investment, Infusion, and Innovation-as a strategic approach to address these challenges and provides policy options on how to grow to high income.
prospects for healthy, active, and prosperous aging in Europe and Central Asia
Compared to other world regions, Europe is by far the oldest. Moreover, aging is set to accelerate further over the next decades, as large cohorts turn old. The objective of this report is to investigate what stands in the way of reaping the full benefits of increased longevity in the region-that is, longer lives and potentially prolonged payoffs ......
The Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016, produced by the World Bank Group in partnership with the International Monetary Fund, comes at an inflection point in both the setting of global development goals and the demographic trends affecting those goals. This year marks the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the launching of the ......
The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015 will, for the first time, monitor and report on the World Bank Group's twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity, while continuing to track progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This Global Monitoring Report examines how a select set of policies in the ......
rebuilding investor confidence in times of uncertainty
The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019/2020 provides novel analytical insights, empirical evidence, and actionable recommendations for governments seeking to rebuild investor confidence in times of uncertainty. It focuses on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in alleviating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and boosting ......
foreign investor perspectives and policy implications
The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018 is a biannual publication that provides new research, empirical evidence, and perspectives on the key dimensions of countries' investment climates. Its objectives are to fill existing gaps in investment climate data and knowledge; advance thought leadership and reinforce the analytical ......
bank regulation and supervision a decade after the global financial crisis
Over a decade has passed since the collapse of the U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers marked the onset of the largest global economic crisis since the Great Depression. The crisis revealed major shortcomings in market discipline, regulation, and supervision, and reopened important policy debates on financial regulation. Since the onset of the ......
Global Financial Development Report 2015/2016 is the third in a World Bank series. It provides a unique contribution to financial sector policy debates, building on novel data, surveys, research, and wide-ranging country experience, with emphasis on emerging markets and developing economies. The report's findings and policy recommendations are ......
