Protected areas cover 17% of the world’s land surface, yet credible evidence on their long-run economic and ecological ...

Pursuing Poverty-Reducing Growth with more Impactful Fiscal Policy. Summer Edition, 2026. © World Bank. License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO. Cabo Verde’s economy is estimated to have grown by 6.3 percent in ...

Tunisia’s economy showed moderate recovery in 2025, with growth reaching 2.4 percent in the first nine months, driven by a rebound in agriculture, construction, and tourism, despite contractions in ...

This report presents the 2026 Economic Update for Burkina Faso and examines recent economic performance, poverty trends, and ...

This policy brief presents findings from a randomized field experiment in Mozambique evaluating two interventions targeting ...

This report examines the potential of seaweed biostimulants to improve plant and soil health while supporting sustainable agriculture. Derived from seaweed, biostimulants enhance nutrient uptake, ...

The Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report 2026 examines worldwide gas flaring trends and highlights a concerning rise in flaring activities. Global gas flaring increased to 167 billion cubic meters (bcm) ...

Nigeria faces a pivotal moment marked by weak growth and job creation, persistent structural rigidities, high poverty and ...

Fast payment systems - platforms that settle money transfers within seconds, around the clock - are spreading rapidly across ...

Persistent structural constraints limited institutional capacity, and mounting pressures on capital and social spending underscore the need for deeper reforms to strengthen resource allocation and ...

Improved economic activity and remittance inflows contributed to a reduction in poverty and lower unemployment, although ...

Tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are significant and increasing contributors to premature mortality and morbidity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Health taxes ...