• Public Consultations to Inform the Systematic Country Diagnostic in Sri Lanka
    This brief is an update on the process of compiling the second Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) in Sri Lanka. To inform the SCD, the World Bank has launched public...
    Type: Brief Report#: 179407 Date: May 6, 2021 Author: World Bank
  • Yemen, Republic of - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160816 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Botswana - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160848 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Chad - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160856 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Private Sector Initiatives in Forced Displacement Contexts : Constraints and Opportunities for Market-based Approaches
    The number of forcibly displaced persons has been rising in recent years, and many displacements have become protracted. However, public resources available to assist...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159252 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Wang,Weiyi ; Cakmak,Ozan ; Hagemann,Kurt Ambroze
  • Building Resilience Through Digital Financial Services : Nigeria
    The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important role digital financial services (DFS) can play in reducing disruptions to supply chains, maintaining economic activity,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 172365 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Babatunde,Oluwaseun Oluwatosin ; Sossouvi,Kokoevi Ablavi
  • Ukraine - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160734 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • United States - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160827 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Ethiopia - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160840 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Evidence to Inform Policy : What Works to Close the Gender Gaps in Middle East and North Africa
    The traditional unequal division of household chores and caregiving hinder women from entering the labor market. Women in Egypt spend 9.5 hours more on unpaid household...
    Type: Brief Report#: 158473 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Mottaghi,Lili ; Crepon,Bruno Jacques Jean Philippe ; Krafft,Caroline Gould ; Caria,Antonio Stefano ; Hussein,Abdelrahman Mohamed Nagy Mohamed ; Fadl, Noha
  • Pakistan - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160831 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Guinea - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160846 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms in the Philippines : Results from the Philippines COVID-19 Firm Survey Conducted in May 2021
    Despite the local lockdown restrictions in March 2021, more businesses in May 2021 were opening compared to November of 2020, but a substantial share continued to operate...
    Type: Brief Report#: 172878 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Avalos Almanza,Edgar Itamar ; Lee,Kyungmin ; Torres Coronado,Jesica ; Pham,Trang Tran Minh
  • Vietnam - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160726 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Nicaragua - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160776 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Cameroon - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160833 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Benin - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160844 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Mali - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160854 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Mauritius - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160852 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Russia’s Economic Recovery Gathers Pace : Special Focus on Cost-Effective Safety Nets
    The fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 have shown improvement in the conditions of the labor market, as measured by a reduction in unemployment and...
    Type: Brief Report#: 165694 Date: May 1, 2021
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