Indonesia Maintains Steady Economic Growth in 2019
Coordinated and prudent macroeconomic policies have
underpinned Indonesia’s steady economic growth amid global volatility and a
series of unusually damaging natural disasters, according to the World...
Malaysia’s Economy to See Continued Growth, But Downside Risks are Elevated
Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow at 4.6 percent
in 2019, according to the 20th edition of the World Bank’s
Malaysia Economic Monitor, launched today. Given Malaysia’s...
Uncertainty is Certain for China’s Growing Economy
Uncertainty is the enemy of markets, but seems assured
for the year ahead when it comes to China’s economic outlook.
At a CCTV-2 debate, one of...
Bangladesh Must Modernize Public Financial Management in Local Governments
Despite the long history of
local governance and recent decentralization efforts, the local government
institutions in Bangladesh play a limited role in delivering services due to...
Roadmap to Position the Mashreq Region as Digital Hub
A new World Bank Report finds that Mashreq countries have a unique
opportunity to catch up on strengthening the digital economy ecosystem and
reposition themselves as...
New Zealand can improve well-being through better policymaking and reforms
New Zealand’s economy has stabilised, with
solid growth supporting well-being through jobs and incomes. Ongoing
implementation of the government’s new well-being approach to policymaking will
offer further...
$4.2 Trillion Can Be Saved by Investing in More Resilient Infrastructure
The net benefit on average of investing in more
resilient infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries would be $4.2
trillion with $4 in benefit for each...
World’s top miners keep performing but investors unimpressed
The world’s 40 largest mining companies continued to consolidate their
stellar performance of the past several years by delivering steady growth in
2018, according to PwC’s...
Countries must make teaching profession more financially and intellectually attractive
Countries need to make the teaching profession
more financially and intellectually attractive to meet a growing demand across
the world for high-quality teachers, according to a...
Success of China’s Belt & Road Initiative Depends on Deep Policy Reforms
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could speed up economic
development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries—but it must
be accompanied by deep policy...