Economics & Development

The Country Opinion Survey in the Kyrgyz Republic assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in the Kyrgyz Republic perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Kyrgyz Republic on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Kyrgyz Republic; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Kyrgyz Republic; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Kyrgyz Republic; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Kyrgyz Republic.

The primary goal of this database is to compile a set of cost indicators and values (including capital cost, O&M rate, discount rate, etc.) that enable comparison across regions. These indicators can function as a reference point for the transmission project cost assessments, by providing a greater level of transparency and gauging the impact of various factors affecting the costs.

The objective of the Second Community Action for Landscape Management Program-for-Results is to expand the area under sustainable land management practices, secure land tenure, and increase market linkages in Highland Areas. The proposed Second Community Action for Landscape Management (CALM 2) Program will support the Second Ethiopia Strategic Investment Framework (ESIF 2) (2024–2038) by advancing long-term landscape restoration. Despite ongoing efforts since 2008, land degradation still costs 2–3 percent of agricultural GDP annually, and CALM 2 will scale up its impact by expanding coverage, broadening support, and increasing the number of beneficiaries. The Program promotes resilience, jobs, food security, improved land management, and lower greenhouse gas emissions while advancing Agri Connect with IFC. It will strengthen smallholder productivity, improve policies to attract private agricultural investment, and expand access to finance and agri-value chains. By linking land restoration, tenure security, and private investment, the Program aims to sustain productivity and rural livelihoods. Strengthened land rights and blended public–private financing will support long-term resilience and impact.

La croissance économique forte et résiliente de la Côte d’Ivoire ne s’est pas traduite par une réduction de la pauvreté au rythme attendu ces dernières années. Bien qu’elle se soit classée parmi les pays les plus performants en matière de croissance économique en Afrique subsaharienne entre 2011 et 2023, et qu’elle se soit distinguée par sa résilience, la Côte d’Ivoire a enregistré des progrès modestes dans la réduction de la pauvreté au cours de cette période. Une croissance de 1 % du produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant se traduit par une réduction relative du taux de pauvreté de seulement 0,6 %, en dessous de la moyenne de l’Afrique subsaharienne (1,1 %) et du reste du monde (2,2 %). L’une des raisons pour lesquelles la croissance économique contribue très peu à la réduction de la pauvreté en Côte d’Ivoire est la faiblesse des capacités productives (liées au capital humain et non humain) de la main-d’œuvre ivoirienne.