With one of the lowest human capital
indexes in the world, the Central African Republic (CAR)
could reap enormous gains from investing in its education,
health and social...
Type: BriefReport#: 191700Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Gabon’s human capital levels
are more akin to Sub-Saharan Africa than to other
uppermiddle-income countries. Gabon, while recording a
higher Human Capital Index...
Type: BriefReport#: 191679Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Republic of Congo’s human
capital levels are closer to those of Sub-Saharan
Africancountries than to other lower middle-income
countries. Republic of Congo, while...
Type: BriefReport#: 191683Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Cameroon has yet to fully harness its
human capital potential. Cameroon has a Human CapitalIndex
(HCI) of 0.40, which means that a child born today can
expect to achieve...
Type: BriefReport#: 191684Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
It is crucial for Chad to develop its
human capital. With a Human Capital Index (HCI) of 0.30,Chad
ranks lower than other Central African Economic and Monetary
Community...
Type: BriefReport#: 191685Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Equatorial Guinea needs to work towards
capital development. While Equatorial Guinea has one of the
largest income per capita of the region, welfare conditions
are disassociated...
Type: BriefReport#: 191682Date: June 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
In December 2020, Leadway Assurance
Côte d’Ivoire, previously known as
Leadway Vie Assurance, partnered with the International
Finance Corporation (IFC),...
Type: BriefReport#: 193538Date: June 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
Can mini grids help to solve the problem
of poorly served main grid connected communities? A mini
grid is an electricity generation and distribution network
that supplies...
Type: BriefReport#: 191565Date: June 20, 2024Author:
Tenenbaum,Bernard W. ;
Greacen,Chris ;
Ashish Shrestha
The AI revolution is transforming
education at an unprecedented pace, offering opportunities
to personalize learning experiences, support teachers, and
optimize education...
Type: BriefReport#: 191418Date: June 18, 2024Author:
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Cobo Romani,Juan Cristobal ;
Pineda,Jasmine Anne ;
Rovner,Helena
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic
highlighted the urgent need for robust and adaptable
surveillance systems that can withstand the challenges posed
by emerging infectious...
Type: BriefReport#: 191210Date: June 13, 2024Author:
Emily Wroe ;
Anne Moller ;
Paul Sonenthal ;
KJ Seung
IFC’s Banking on Women
business provides a full range of investment, advisory
expertise, and actionable data to financial institutions in
emerging markets to...
Type: BriefReport#: 193529Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Since the 1980s, IFC has been a critical
player in climate business and continues to be a leader in
this space. IFC’s climate businessis focused in
the near term...
Type: BriefReport#: 193532Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC helps clients create insurance
markets to serve emerging market consumers and enables
insurers to invest in both capital markets and real sectors.
IFC works in the...
Type: BriefReport#: 193537Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC builds the ecosystem for private
investment in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies,
through advisory services and capital market reforms,
thereby improving...
Type: BriefReport#: 193531Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC invests directly in
companies’ and financial institutions’
equity and also through private equity funds. IFC encourages
companies it invests in to...
Type: BriefReport#: 195333Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
MSME financing is a significant part of
IFC’s business. IFC works across emerging markets
to improve financial infrastructure and scale new tools to
deliver impactful...
Type: BriefReport#: 193539Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
The WBG's mission is to work across
the housing value chain to enable and deepen the market. For
more than 30 years, IFC has supported the expansion of
residential mortgage...
Type: BriefReport#: 193535Date: June 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Teenage pregnancy rates in Brazil are
among thehighest in Latin America. The current rate of
68.4per 1,000 adolescents lies well above the worldaverage
of 46 per 1,000...
Type: BriefReport#: 191056Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Trade Facilitation West Africa
(TFWA) Program is a five-year, multi-partner initiative that
aims to promote trade facilitation and regional integration
in West Africa....
Type: BriefReport#: 190976Date: June 7, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Trade Facilitation West Africa
(TFWA) Program is a five-year, multi-partner initiative that
aims to promote trade facilitation and regional integration
in West Africa....
Type: BriefReport#: 190978Date: June 7, 2024Author:
World Bank
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