Despite significant progress toward
macroeconomic stability and adopting much needed structural
reforms, estimates suggest that the Angola's economy
remained in recession...
Type: BriefReport#: 190993Date: April 1, 2020Author:
World Bank
This brief highlight evidence from the
Africa gender innovation lab and other promising research on
mechanisms that can help protect the lives and livelihoods
of women...
With rising global health and economic
concerns, Vietnam economy is expected to be significantly
affected, even though the COVID 19 health crisis has been so
far contained,...
Type: BriefReport#: 148595Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Morisset,Jacques
COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented
shock to the global economy. While Vietnam has shown
resilience, the pandemic has resulted in a supply shock as
regular work and...
Type: BriefReport#: 148609Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Inoue,Keiko ;
Morisset,Jacques
The energy sector worldwide faces
growing challenges related to rising demand, efficiency,
changing supply and demand patterns, and a lack of analytics
needed for optimal...
Type: BriefReport#: 151367Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Makala,Baloko ;
Bakovic,Tonci R.
The Global Partnership for Social
Accountability (GPSA) was created in 2012 by the World Bank
to contribute to country-level governance reforms and
improved service...
Type: BriefReport#: 154677Date: March 31, 2020Author:
Poli,Maria ;
Guerzovich,Maria Florencia
80 percent of Niger’s labor force is
engaged in agriculture and livestock, accounting for 40
percent of the GDP. However, productivity and yields are low
due to limited...
Maintaining trade flows as much as
possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in
providing access to essential food and medical items and in
limiting negative...
Experience from previous global and food
crises provides some guidance for appropriate trade
responses during the crisis and those that are likely to
undermine effective...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is
increasingly a concern for developing countries. Using a new
database on COVID-19 trade flows and policies, this note
looks at...
Some key finds from this "living
paper" include : As of March 27, 2020, a total of 84
countries have introduced or adapted social protection and
jobs programs in response...
COVID-19 not only represents a worldwide
public health emergency but has become an international
economic crisis that could surpass the global financial
crisis of 2008–09....
Type: BriefReport#: 147291Date: March 26, 2020Author:
Loayza,Norman V. ;
Pennings,Steven Michael
This note provides guidance for World
Bank teams helping client countries mitigate adverse impacts
of COVID19 pandemic through an education-specific response.
It also...
Type: BriefReport#: 153405Date: March 25, 2020Author:
Azzi-Huck,Kaliope ;
Shmis,Tigran
Protecting healthcare workers and
patients is critical to reduce the spread of the COVID-19
(Coronavirus). In this brief we highlight three urgent
actions : Distribution...
This "living paper"
contributes to the global knowledge on how countries are
responding to the pandemic by documenting real-time actions
in a key area of response –...
WBG support for tourism clients and
destinations during the COVID-19 crisis in the form of
planning and communication, reducing tax burdens,
contamination support, generating...
Little research attention has been paid
to documenting and analyzing attempts of education systems
moving quickly and at scale to provide online learning when
all or...
Globally, the power industry is expected
to invest 2.20 trillion in energy generation between 2017
and 2012. As the sector responds to the challenges of clean,
reliable,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185398Date: March 8, 2020Author:
World Bank
With the recent capital increase, IFC
has made even stronger commitments to create equal
opportunities for women and men to participate in, and
benefit from, our projects....
Type: BriefReport#: 185401Date: March 8, 2020Author:
World Bank
Transport infrastructure is a catalyst
for economic growth, and transport-related spending amounted
to about two percent of global GDP in 2015. It gives access
to jobs,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185397Date: March 8, 2020Author:
World Bank
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