Volume 2 - Investing in Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
Provides practical guidance for countries to prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics amid fragmented global cooperation. Drawing on COVID-19 lessons, it identifies key priorities to build resilient systems that protect lives and economies through evidence-based national and regional actions.
Taxes, Benefits, and Incentives in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report aims to deepen our understanding of informality of work and employment outcomes in Latin American and Caribbean labor markets, focusing on the interplay between personal income taxation, social protection policies, and consequently firm and workers' incentives to (in)formalize agreements.
Rethinking Food and Nutrition Security in the Middle East and North Africa
The report informs the policy dialogue and World Bank engagement on food and nutrition security in Middle East and North Africa through food system transformation at a critical economic and geopolitical juncture in the region.
Wealth-Sharing Mechanisms for Peace and Equitable Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Discover how the Middle East and North Africa region can transform its vast oil and gas wealth into sustainable, inclusive prosperity. This book explores strategies for equitable resource distribution, transparent governance, and strong economic policies and institutions to foster peace and growth in the region.
International Debt Report (IDR) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for 120 low- and middle-income countries and Guyana that report to the World Bank Debt Reporting System (DRS).
Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies, on a semiannual basis (in January and June). Each edition includes analytical pieces on topical policy challenges faced by these economies.
This report addresses the escalating global water crisis characterized by continental drying ? the long-term decline in freshwater availability across large landmasses, highlighting trends, causes and impacts on jobs, the economy, and the planet.
Competition is a core element of economic growth, but empirical evidence on how competition affects productivity in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is limited. This study fills this gap with state-of-the-art empirical research, drawing on firm surveys in the formal sector and novel domestic competition enforcement datasets.
