The green growth crossroads: changing course to fight climate change in Lao PDR

Small, landlocked, and resource-rich Lao PDR has been quietly maintaining its place as one of East Asia and Pacific’s fastest growing economies for nearly 20 years. Since 2000, the average…

Stephen Danyo |
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers

Photo: shplendid | Flickr Creative Commons Talk of trade tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions are dominating news headlines recently. As developed economies consider escalating…

Mark Moseley |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Governance, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships

Reflections on forty years of China’s reforms

Photo: ©Li Wenyong/World Bank Forty years ago in December, Deng Xiaoping delivered his historic speech "Emancipate the mind, seeking truth from facts and unite as one to face the future.…

Bert Hofman |
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Managing PPP risks with a new guide on guarantees

Just two years ago, Ghana was experiencing unstable commodity prices and a deteriorating macroeconomic situation. Yet, through a unique combination of World Bank guarantees nearly $8 billion in…

Victoria Rigby Delmon, Jenny Chao |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Competitiveness