Accelerating agricultural development
remains an important pathway out of poverty in Uganda, but
growth in agricultural income observed between 2013-2014 and
2019-2020...
Type: BriefReport#: 181919Date: December 31, 2022Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Myers,Cara Ann ;
Sinha,Nistha
Opportunities to accumulate human
capital and access basic services remain low and highly
unequal for children in Uganda due to substantial
disparities across locations...
Type: BriefReport#: 181918Date: December 31, 2022Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Myers,Cara Ann ;
Sinha,Nistha
Jobs entry conditions are tough for
disadvantaged youth in a tight labor market. South African
employers prefer to hire employees who have at least
completed a secondary...
Type: BriefReport#: 179190Date: December 22, 2022Author:
World Bank
Public debt in developing East Asia and
Pacific (EAP) economies has increased markedly since the
recession in 2020 induced by COVID-19 pandemic. This brief
uses standard...
Type: BriefReport#: 178622Date: December 16, 2022Author:
Islamaj,Ergys ;
Samano Penaloza,Agustin
We crowdsource information on
approximately 22,000 train rides undertaken by commuters on
Rio de Janeiro’s SuperVia to study sexual
harassment in the public space...
Type: BriefReport#: 178617Date: December 15, 2022Author:
Cardoso De Andrade,Luiza ;
Kondylis,Florence ;
Legovini,Arianna ;
Vborny,Kate ;
Zwager,Astrid Maria Theresia
This brief discusses critical
considerations for engaging the private sector in the
process of reforming and implementing business regulations,
along with channels and...
Type: BriefReport#: 178461Date: December 9, 2022Author:
Arlet,Jean Nicolas ;
Eknath,Varun ;
Popova,Oleksandra
Each year, billions of dollars are spent
on targeted social protection programs. While these programs
are often designed to provide support to the poorest
households,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178426Date: December 8, 2022Author:
Aiken, Emily L. ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Blumenstock,Joshua Evan ;
Coville,Aidan
Non-financial corporates in emerging
market and developing economies (EMDEs) have amassed high
levels of debt in the past decade, especially during the
Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Type: BriefReport#: 178309Date: December 6, 2022Author:
Fukuzawa,Daisuke ;
Islamaj,Ergys
Every child has the right to a safe,
formal, quality education. Gender-based violence and
harassment (GBVH) is a serious and systemic issue in the
education sector,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178253Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
The manufacturing sector is a key source
of economic growth in many countries, providing jobs and
opportunities to many workers. Addressing gender-based
violence and...
Type: BriefReport#: 178255Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
Gender-based violence and harassment
(GBVH) risks can intensify within local communities when
there are large influxes of male workers from outside the
area. Such workers...
Type: BriefReport#: 178251Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
The hotels, catering, and tourism (HCT)
sector is a large, rapidly growing sector with an average
female participation rate of 56 percent globally and up to
70 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 178254Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
Public transport systems are an
important gateway to access essential opportunities.
Investments in safe and well-designed transport
infrastructure can increase economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 178257Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
Women with disabilities face additional
barriers to their socioeconomic participation compared to
men, with and without disabilities as well as to women
without disabilities,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178308Date: December 2, 2022Author:
Braunmiller,Julia Constanze ;
Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
International Finance
Corporation’s (IFC’s) women on boards
and in business leadership (WBBL) training program meets the
needs of companies as they look...
Type: BriefReport#: 178260Date: December 2, 2022Author:
Salazar,Loty R.
This report presents single success
story. The article aims to help build a culture of female
leadership in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by inspiring
female executives...
Type: BriefReport#: 178239Date: December 2, 2022Author:
Essmat,Sammar ;
Zupcevic Buzadzic,Merima
The Sustainable Banking Network (SBN) is
an informal and exclusive group of banking regulators and
associations that are interested in sustainable banking
policies,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178241Date: December 2, 2022Author:
World Bank
One of the key challenges facing
innovative small and medium enterprises is customer
acquisition. This is especially a constraint in less
populated countries like those...
Type: BriefReport#: 178393Date: December 1, 2022Author:
Cusolito,Ana Paula ;
Darova,Ornella ;
Mckenzie,David J.
This brief discusses the economic
development of Vietnam for the month of December 2022.The
two drivers of economic growth, exports and domestic demand,
are moderating....
Type: BriefReport#: 178538Date: December 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
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