Governments, donors, and the private
sector are taking a renewed interest, and investing billions
of dollars in Africa’s agriculture. The agriculture in
Africa at the...
Type: BriefReport#: 147795Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo
The rapid social response (RSR) program,
supports the world’s poorest by building effective and
adaptive social protection systems to prepare and respond to
urgent social...
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central
statistical agency (CSA), in collaboration with the World
Bank, conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural
socioeconomic survey...
Domestic capital markets that are deep,
efficient, and well-regulated can create access to
long-term, local-currency finance. Interviews with market
participants reveal...
Type: BriefReport#: 147671Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Demekas,Dimitrios G. ;
Nerlich,Anica
International Finance Corporation
(IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to
provide insight into the potential size and financial
performance of women-owned...
Type: BriefReport#: 172745Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Schnable, Jessica ;
Pulizzi,Henry
Young women in Africa are less likely to
be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to
resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to
underlying...
In developing countries highly dependent
on agriculture, non-farm enterprises (NFEs) are often lauded
as income diversification opportunities, helping to smooth
income...
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has
abundant natural resources, especially in oil and gas. These
two resources, when processed, form petrochemicals that are
the building...
Type: BriefReport#: 147767Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Schlorke,Sabine ;
Schmidt,Olaf S.
To expand their customer base and to
provide access to financial services, mobile network
operators (MNOs) and financial institutions (FIs) have
invested in digital...
India is the second most populous
country in the world, with over 1.29 billion people, 66
percent of whom live in rural areas. Rural India faces
various developmental...
Type: BriefReport#: 147679Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Joshi,Shalaka Rameshchandra ;
Garg,Anjali
This note presents aspects of welfare of
urban and rural poor in Djibouti. With only 15 percent of
Djibouti's population, rural areas host about 45
percent of the country's...
Type: BriefReport#: 145451Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Mendiratta,Vibhuti
Poor early nutrition has implications
for a child’s brain development, health, and early learning.
Preventing malnutrition therefore is an important precursor
to allow...
Type: BriefReport#: 145182Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Hyder,Ziauddin
Adolescent girls face multiple
challenges that restrict their horizons, often having to
make decisions about employment and their fertility at an
early age, and with...
Type: BriefReport#: 144824Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Ajayi,Kenny ;
Delavelle,Fannie
Women make up more than half of the
total number of entrepreneurs in Africa. Yet, on average,
for every dollar of profits men entrepreneurs earn, women
entrepreneurs...
In large and dense cities, mass transit
options along key corridors, supplemented by an effective
bus system and good walkability to transit, are the best way
to efficiently...
Type: BriefReport#: 148840Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Ollivier,Gerald Paul ;
Basat Unal,Basak Gunes
In 2010-2011, the National Bureau of
Statistics in collaboration with the World Bank conducted
the General Household Survey Panel (GHS-Panel), which
collects detailed...
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central
statistical agency, in collaboration with the World Bank,
conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural socioeconomic
survey (ERSS),...
Women’s financial inclusion is critical
for advancing equity, reducing poverty and providing
economic opportunities. Beyond the social benefits, there is
a business...
Type: BriefReport#: 149635Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Reitzug,Fabian
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