Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one
of the major health and development challenges of our time,
impacting not only higher income countries, but increasingly
lower...
Type: BriefReport#: 193501Date: February 29, 2024Author:
O’Keef, Philip ;
Haldane,Victoria Elizabeth
The adverse impact of
Russia’s invasion on persons with disabilities is
the main focus of this human development update. It looks at
how the Government of Ukraine...
Type: BriefReport#: 188728Date: February 29, 2024Author:
World Bank
eVouchers can dramatically increase
first-time use of improved inputs. Less than nine percent of
smallholder farmers in Mozambique used improved seeds prior
to the program....
Type: BriefReport#: 192053Date: February 29, 2024Author:
World Bank
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics (UBOS), in collaboration with the World Bank,
officially launched the Uganda High Frequency Phone Survey
(UHFPS) to track...
Fragility, conflict, and violence pose
significant barriers to economic development and poverty
reduction in many countries. The quality infrastructure
investment principles...
Type: BriefReport#: 187949Date: February 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
Thailand's economic recovery lagged
further behind ASEAN peers as growth was a disappointing 1.7
percent in the fourth quarter and resulted in slower annual
growth of...
Type: BriefReport#: 187925Date: February 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
The global online gig workforce is
expanding rapidly, now making up nearly 12 percent of the
global labor force. The flexibility of working hours and
location associated...
Type: BriefReport#: 187910Date: February 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report aims to narrow the knowledge
gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate
objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen
the protection...
This report aims to narrow the knowledge
gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate
objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen
the protection...
This report aims to narrow the knowledge
gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate
objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen
the protection...
This report aims to narrow the knowledge
gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate
objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen
the protection...
Tertiary Education and Skills (TES) is
an Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund established in 2022 with
the support of Mastercard Foundation, and administered by
the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 187804Date: February 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
This brief highlights the key findings
of a working paper that reviews the main findings of 113
studies produced between 1990 and 2023, focusing on the
impact of migration...
Type: BriefReport#: 187723Date: February 14, 2024Author:
Rozo Villarraga,Sandra Viviana ;
Cortina Toro,Magdalena ;
Jiménez, Juan Miguel
An experiment using behavioral sciences
significantly increased the number of applications to a
natural resource management program from women in
harder-to-reach localities,...
Type: BriefReport#: 187703Date: February 13, 2024Author:
Reyes-Retana,Graciela ;
Pons,Gonzalo Antonio ;
Siegmann,Katharina ;
Afif,Zeina
The purpose of this note is to provide
an updated overview of 1) the rationale for implementing
sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, 2) the impact of SSB
taxes on prices,...
Type: BriefReport#: 186039Date: February 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Q&A was designed to provide
detailed responses to commonly asked questions about what
and how to tax when it comes to nutrition- related targets
of excise taxes,...
Type: BriefReport#: 186040Date: February 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Tech-EnableD Disability Inclusive
Education (TEDDIE) is an instrument comprising a costing
tool and an implementation toolkit to help policy makers
estimate the cost...
Type: BriefReport#: 187598Date: February 7, 2024Author:
Alasuutari,Hanna Katriina ;
Barron Rodriguez,Maria Rebeca ;
Cobo Romani,Juan Cristobal ;
D Angelo,Sophia Marie ;
Lee,Changha ;
Pan,Yilin
Crisis preparedness is crucial to
preventing shocks from becoming crises. Investments in ex
ante preparedness are especially relevant in countries like
Nepal that face...
Type: BriefReport#: 188070Date: February 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC has a longstanding relationship with
Israel’s Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of
Economy and Industry. Israel’s Ministry of
Economy and Industry...
Type: BriefReport#: 188268Date: February 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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