In low- and middle-income countries,
more than half the children cannot read and understand a
short age-appropriate text by the end of primary school.
This learning...
Type: BriefReport#: 193447Date: April 1, 2024Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
This briefing showcases the gender
landscape in Uganda on key indicators helpful for monitoring
gender equality and designing effective policy
interventions. Gender...
Type: BriefReport#: 173544Date: April 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The United Nation (UN) projects that 2.5
billion more people will live in cities by 2050, up from 4.4
billion today. Of the growing global population, most will
come...
Type: BriefReport#: 193256Date: March 31, 2024Author:
Chen,Tao ;
Deuskar,Chandan
The school checklist serves to confirm
basic information previously gathered in the phone-based
survey. This tool is integral to our verification process
and serves...
Type: BriefReport#: 189388Date: March 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Women are a powerful engine for
international trade and economic growth. As workers,
small-scale traders, entrepreneurs, and producers, their
engagement in export activities...
This paper documents significant
investment returns to infrastructure provision in Africa and
reinforces the importance of sustainable investments into
the sector. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 187519Date: March 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Taxes, government spending, and public
transfers affect the well-being of children and adults,
albeit in different ways. There is, however, a dearth of
empirical evidence...
Type: BriefReport#: 188524Date: March 23, 2024Author:
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Belete,Getachew Yirga ;
Oliver Fiala
Thailand's economic recovery
trailed further behind ASEAN peers due to sluggish
manufacturing and delayed budget approval. However, robust
private consumption and a...
Type: BriefReport#: 188434Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
In response to the growing recognition
that measuring inputs, such as climatefinance, is not enough
to capture the impacts of investments, the World BankGroup
developed...
Type: BriefReport#: 188407Date: March 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank’s Vietnam
Scaling Up Urban Upgrading Project aimed to develop
sustainable urban infrastructure in Vietnam’s
Mekong Delta Region. The project...
Type: BriefReport#: 188364Date: March 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Tamil Nadu
frequently face the combined climate risks of
hydro-meteorological hazards (like floods, storm surges,
etc.) and slow onset of...
Type: BriefReport#: 188372Date: March 18, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of the
Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in
Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s
housing sector...
Type: BriefReport#: 187538Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of the
Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of
the country’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 187541Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of the
Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in
Antigua and Barbuda to assess the capacity of the
country’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 187536Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Fast and inclusive recovery efforts in
the aftermath of disasters can lower social and economic
burdens and allow a more rapid recovery of development
levels. With climate...
Type: BriefReport#: 178198Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of the
Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in
Dominica to assess the capacity of the country’s
tourism sector...
Type: BriefReport#: 187537Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Infographic presents key findings of
the Lebanon childcare assessment related to the potential
impact of quality childcare on female labor force
participation. It...
Type: BriefReport#: 188321Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Fast and inclusive recovery efforts in
the aftermath of disasters can lower social and economic
burdens and allow a more rapid recovery of development
levels. With climate...
Type: BriefReport#: 178197Date: March 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
As a triple-A supranational issuer, IFC
bonds offer value as an alternative to US agency debt, with
the potential to offer more attractive yields than U.S.
Treasury....
Type: BriefReport#: 188302Date: March 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC’s social bonds offer
investors an opportunity to support projects that promote
social, economic, and gender equality in emerging markets.
Social bonds are...
Type: BriefReport#: 188300Date: March 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
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