Explore the most prominent World Bank Group publications on global growth and trade: the World Development Report 2024: The Middle-Income Trap, the Global Economic Prospects, the Business Ready (B-READY) report, and the World Bank World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development. Check out additional research initiatives by the World Bank Development Research Group.
World Development Report 2024: The Middle-Income Trap
The report identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the "middle-income trap."
World Bank Global Economic Prospects
This is a major, biannual publication assessing global economic trends, with a focus on developing economies.
Business Ready
This report provides a quantitative assessment of the business and investment climate worldwide.
World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains
The report examines whether there is still a path to development through global value chains and trade.