Resources for Researchers

Data and Statistics: Social and economic development data about the countries of Europe and Central Asia, including country-specific information and regional comparisons.

Featured Publications: Access recent World Bank “flagship” publications on development issues in Europe and Central Asia:

Discussion Papers: These documents present analysis or research findings on the countries of the Europe and Central Asia region to encourage discussion and comment within the development community.

Technical Papers: These documents communicate the results of  World Bank approaches in ECA countries to the development community with the least possible delay.

Millennium Development Goals: Targets for reducing poverty, improving health and education, and protecting the environmentin Europe and Central Asia.

Bookstore: Many World Bank publications are available free of charge in different sections of this website. You can also buy these publications through the World Bank’s electronic bookstore (link: http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/)