In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
Type: BriefReport#: 181785Date: April 27, 2023Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Cochinard,Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue ;
Ilukor,John ;
Kemigisha, Audrey ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Mupere, Andrew ;
Ponzini,Giulia
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
Type: BriefReport#: 181785Date: April 27, 2023Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Cochinard,Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue ;
Ilukor,John ;
Kemigisha, Audrey ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Mupere, Andrew ;
Ponzini,Giulia
On April 27, 2023, the World Bank Group
(WBG)—consisting of the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the International Finance
Corporation (IFC),...
Type: BriefReport#: 192245Date: April 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
On April 27, 2023, the World Bank Group
(WBG) held a virtual discussion with representatives from
Breakthrough -- an organization with the vision to create a
world where...
Type: BriefReport#: 192260Date: April 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
Proper management of geothermal data is
essential to the long-term development of geothermal
resources at economically attractive costs. Even after a
particulargeothermal...
Type: BriefReport#: 181726Date: April 25, 2023Author:
De Wit,Joerie Frederik ;
Hallgrimsdottir,Elin
Cooking programs in camps and other
settings for the world’s 100 milliondisplaced
people have typically provided substandard stoves and
fuelwood rather than clean,...
Type: BriefReport#: 181727Date: April 25, 2023Author:
Bellur,Sharmila ;
Paul Antony,Anish
Since 2018, technically and financially
supported by the World Bank through Nicaragua Strengthening
the Public Health Care System Project (Pl52136-D0720-NI),
the Nicaraguan...
Type: BriefReport#: 182709Date: April 24, 2023Author:
Gordillo-Tobar,Amparo Elena ;
Herrera Gonzalez,Emilce Del Socorro ;
Rodriguez,Evelyn
The Global Financing Facility, The
Global Fund, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child
Health, Gavi, UHC 2030 - who have come together with
regional partners...
Type: BriefReport#: 181703Date: April 24, 2023Author:
World Bank
On April 24, 2023, the World Bank and
International Finance Corporation (IFC) met with partners in
the MDB WGG to present early thinking on and discuss the
2024-2030...
Type: BriefReport#: 192259Date: April 23, 2023Author:
World Bank
In a surveyed sample of 131 IFC client
financial institutions (FIs) in CY21, theaverage NPL ratio
for loan portfolios of Women-Owned SMEs was
4.4%,significantly lower...
Type: BriefReport#: 181673Date: April 21, 2023Author:
World Bank
This brief investigates differences in
countries’ jobs-related policy responses to the
COVID-19 pandemic.Four main patterns emerge. First, the type
of labor policies...
Type: BriefReport#: 181620Date: April 19, 2023Author:
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Khamis,Melanie ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Weber,Michael
On April 18, 2023, the World Bank Group
(WBG) held a virtual roundtable discussion with The Kvinna
till Kvinna Foundation, an organization dedicated to
promoting women’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 192247Date: April 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
The economy expanded moderately as
private consumption and tourism improved. However, lingering
soft global demand continued to weigh on manufacturing goods
exports....
Type: BriefReport#: 181592Date: April 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes
Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to
implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco,
alcoholic drinks and...
Type: BriefReport#: 184436Date: April 18, 2023Author:
Drope,Jeff ;
Lane,Christopher ;
Prinz,Daniel ;
Blecher,Evan Harold ;
Ozer,Ceren ;
Bloom,Danielle Elena
This report argues that Digital
Transformation (DTs) are an essential element of a good-jobs
strategy for African countries. The evidence shows that
internet use has...
Type: BriefReport#: 181556Date: April 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
Tanzania’s economy has
maintained its growth momentum, expanding by 4.6 percent in
2022, up from 4.3 percent in 2021. GDP per capita rose by
1.4 percent in 2022...
Type: BriefReport#: 181390Date: April 13, 2023Author:
World Bank
On April 13, 2023, the World Bank
Group’s (WBG) Umbrella Facility for Gender
Equality (UFGE) held an in-person partner dialogue on the
WBG’s Gender Strategy...
Type: BriefReport#: 192253Date: April 13, 2023Author:
World Bank
Economic growth is estimated at 1.8
percent in 2022, a slight deceleration over 2021, driven by
industry and services. Agriculture contracted due to
insufficient rainfall...
Type: BriefReport#: 181350Date: April 12, 2023Author:
World Bank
On April 12, 2023, the World Bank Group
(WBG) held a discussion on the WBG Gender Strategy 2024-2030
with representatives from civil society, academia and others
who...
Type: BriefReport#: 192258Date: April 12, 2023Author:
World Bank
Following a protracted recession that
started in 2015, the Republic of Congo’s (ROC)
economy grew by an estimated 1.5 percent in 2022.Higher
commodity prices...
Type: BriefReport#: 181357Date: April 12, 2023Author:
World Bank
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