Dealing with taxes and customs in Armenia may feel like a giant puzzle to citizens and businesses when it comes to compliance and payments. The World Bank is providing practical support through…

Arman Vatyan, Anahit Basentsyan, Artur Tamazian |

While Armenia's economy continues to perform well in the face of ongoing global pressures, structural challenges persist. A partnership between FCDO and the World Bank, in consultation with…

Arman Vatyan, Artur Tamazian, Anahit Basentsyan, Reinhard Haslinger, Elin Carmichael |

Many Caribbean islands are battling not only with the COVID-19 pandemic , but also compounding hazards during the Atlantic hurricane season. However, within the region, the Overseas Countries and…

Kerri Cox, Rendell Ernest de Kort, Stefan Leeffers, Mary Boyer |

Tax collection isn’t easy for most governments even in normal circumstances. In times of crisis, economic activity – and thus tax revenues – take a hit, and the role of the state to protect…

Jonathan Karver, Artur Tamazian, Anahit Basentsyan |

As the COVID19 pandemic rages and governments struggle to respond to the economic crisis and ensure fair access to vaccines, the front pages of many newspapers have featured more and more…

Alan Doig, Francesca Recanatini |

Governments have a central role to play in moving countries toward universal health coverage. New report aims to assess public financial management (PFM) bottlenecks in health service delivery and…

Adanna Chukwuma, Srinivas Gurazada, Estelle Gong, Saro Tsaturyan, Manoj Jain, Makich Khcheyan |

Facing the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, governments around the world have set up various coordination mechanisms at the center of government (COG) to facilitate pandemic response.

Jana Kunicova, Jim Brumby |

In recognition of the vulnerabilities of small island states, we are responding to their aspirations and supporting their recovery and resilience building efforts in five inter-connected ways.

Tahseen Sayed, Christelle Chapoy |

It is well established in the economic literature that it’s the rich who benefit from the lion’s share of energy subsidies. Yet, it is often the poor and vulnerable who protest loudly against…

Guillermo Beylis, Barbara Cunha |

Rubens Donizeti Valeriano - Panamericano de MTB XCO 2014 - Barbacena - MG - Brasil. Photo: Daniela Luna Evidence-based rule-making for private sector development and service deliveryANNOUNCEMENT…

Jim Brumby |