The World Bank In Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan is considered a development success story, with decreasing poverty and improvements in human development indicators. The Bank's engagement in Bhutan is aimed at supporting the government's goal of Gross National Happiness.

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Maximizing Bhutan’s Potential for Economic Diversification and Structural Transformation

Bhutan expects to double its hydropower capacity over the next decade, which is expected to have significant effects on the economy.
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New Country Partnership for Bhutan

The 2021-2024 Country Partnership Framework will support Bhutan's inclusive and sustainable development, jobs, and resilience.
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Design Competition Brings Digital Solution in Tradition Weaving

Winner Announced of the competition ‘From Pixel to Fabrics: Digital Design in Traditional Weaving’

Bhutan At-A-Glance

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small, mountainous, landlocked country in South Asia, located in the eastern Himalayas, bordered by India and China. Bhutan is home to a population of about 770,000 spread over approximately 38,394 square kilometers, with about 71 percent of its land under forest cover.

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Bhutan Development Update

Bhutan’s economy has been severely affected by Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent border closure to contain a domestic outbreak of the pandemic.

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Adama Coulibaly

Country Representative, Bhutan

Syud Amer Ahmed

Lead Economist and Program Leader, Human Development

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