Launch of Europe and Central Asia Flagship Report "TIDES of Change" Date & Time December 10, 2025 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/11/23/launch-of-europe-and-central-asia-flagship-report-tides-of-change?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM269745 Europe and Central Asia stands at a crossroads. After a decade of reform-driven growth in the early 2000s, the region’s productivity engine has stalled—halving since the global financial crisis. TIDES of Change – the World Bank’s new regional flagship report presents a bold new agenda to ignite productivity growth. Drawing on rich firm-level data, it identifies five key levers—Trade, Investment, Digital, Efficiency, and Skills (TIDES)—that can drive a new wave of growth. From smarter integration into global markets to boosting technology adoption and workforce skills, the evidence is clear: targeted reforms can unlock significant gains.