Pakistan’s fertilizer sector makes a significant contribution to the country’s economy, accounting for approximately 4.4 percent of large-scale manufacturing output and 1 percent of the gross domestic ...

Buildings in Pakistan account for over 43.7 percent of the country’s total energy use and represent a significant opportunity for energy efficiency and conservation. The high energy consumption in ...

Central Asia and Kazakhstan face severe climate challenges from land degradation and desertification, fueled by sand and dust storms, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. The Greenway to Konaev Pilot ...

Since 1991 and the collapse of the Siad Barre regime, Somalia has experienced cycles of conflict and fragility that ...

Somalia’s accession to the East African Community (EAC) presents a transformative opportunity to accelerate its economic ...

Paraguay, an upper middle‑income country (UMIC), is blessed with abundant natural resources. This reliance on natural ...

Causal evidence on the effectiveness of refugee labor market integration programs remains limited. This report presents baseline findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluating such a program ...

This Port Reform Toolkit, consisting of eight modules, presents background information, concrete examples, and specific ...

This paper examines vertical skills mismatch in Türkiye using a refined measure that adjusts for occupation, age group, sector, and year to isolate genuine education-job misalignment from ...

To address these challenges, social protection responses need to be tailored to both immediate and long-term needs. This evaluation assesses the World Bank's support for Adaptive Social Protection ...

While investment-led growth may offer quick wins, it is efficiency, innovation, and institutional reform that will determine ...