We measure the impact of the COVID-19
(coronavirus) crisis and the resulting lockdown on formal
firms in Honduras, using monthly value-added tax records for
January...
Type: BriefReport#: 156174Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Bachas,Pierre Jean ;
Brockmeyer,Anne ;
Semelet,Camille Marine
Ensuring that water is equitably and
sustainably shared requires an inclusive approach.
Disadvantaged groups and individuals need to have a voice,
access, and employment...
While access to primary education in
North Macedonia has improved in the last decade, the quality
of education remains a challenge. System deficiencies are
visible even...
At the heart of the SAESM story is a
group of dedicated academics in different colleges across
South Asia, investing their time and skills to organize and
lead the conferences...
Type: BriefReport#: 158687Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Kundu,Oishee
Mountains are hard to govern. National
boundaries rarely reflect mountain geography and carve
mountains into ecologically and socially incomplete
sections. Mountain...
Type: BriefReport#: 158689Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Pillai,Aditya Valiathan
JSC Vneshtorgbank (VTB) is Russia’s
second largest bank in terms of assets, capital, retail
deposits, and lending. It is also a leading originator of
mortgage loans...
This brief focuses on the welfare and
budgetary impact of GMI transfers using RUSMOD on first
experiments and caveats in Russian federation as of 2020.
RUSMOD combines...
This Learning Brief is a resource for
senior procurement representatives and outlines actionable
recommendations to increase gender-inclusive sourcing in
Bangladesh....
While Nigeria has made some progress in
socio-economic terms in recent years, human capital
development remains weak due to under-investment, and
important challenges...
Type: BriefReport#: 184083Date: January 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
In South Asia, taboos and myths around
menstruation ignore geographical, social, linguistic and
political borders. Women and girls in these countries occupy
very distinct...
Type: BriefReport#: 158690Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Daniel,Smriti
Performance pay for teachers generates
debate. Proponents argue that many school systems have low
levels of accountability and advocate incentivizing teachers
by linking...
This brief focuses on the open
contracting global principles. These principles reflect the
belief that increased disclosure and participation in public
contracting will...
In addition to evaluating markets to
identify barriers to private participation and specific
investment opportunities, IFC can help develop new business
models using...
Type: BriefReport#: 156660Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Ksoll,Christian Daniel ;
Pulido,Daniel ;
Gupta,Harsh
The North Eastern Region (NER) of India
comprises eight states, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. Most of
the region’s...
This note highlights the six steps taken
by the Mexico Youth Labor Market Inclusion (MYLMI) project
to design a successful short message system (SMS) outreach
strategy...
Vietnam's growth accelerated to 4.5
percent in the last quarter of 2020 (y/y), resulting in an
annual growth rate of 2.9 percent - making it one of the
fastest growing...
This study seeks to help decision makers
in the search for specific solutions to Colombia’s water
challenges. Colombia is one of the most water-rich countries
in the...
Societies continue to bear increasing
costs from natural hazards as population growth, the
geographic concentration of economic and infrastructural
assets in vulnerable...
In 1993 Sociedad Acueducto,
Alcantarillado y Aseo de Barranquilla (Triple A) was awarded
a 20-year concession, which was later extended to 2033, to
provide water, sewerage,...
Nigeria’s regulatory and institutional
public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks are on par with
peers in many aspects but shows some weaknesses. With no
central dedicated...
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