This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of August 13, 2019. The Ministry
of Home Affairs has approved local governments' plan to
issue bonds for...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of August 12, 2019. The JCI
dropped 0.5 percent, due to a contraction in the mining
sub-index. Indonesia...
The Jakarta Composite Index dropped 0.9
percent over the week, in line with other major markets in
the region. The Rupiah depreciated against the US dollar by
0.1 percent...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of August 9, 2019.
Indonesia's current account deficit widened to 3
percent of GDP in Q2 from 2.6 percent...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of August 8, 2019. Ministry of
Finance issues a two-year rupiah-denominated sharia bond
(sukuk). Retail sales...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of August 7, 2019.
Indonesia's international reserves rose by USD 2.1
billion in July. Destry Damayanti is...
The Jakarta Composite Index rose by 1.5
percent over the week, in line with major markets in the
region. The Rupiah appreciated against the US dollar, Euro
and Japanese...
Efforts in Afghanistan have sought to
enable systematized data disclosures and simplify data
collection efforts, given security concerns that often
restrict movement...
Type: BriefReport#: 140974Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Cuvillier,Emmanuel F. ;
Kannan,Sridar Padmanabhan
Reducing gender inequality makes
economic sense apart from being the right thing to do.
Achievinggender equality and empowering all women and girls
is the fifth sustainable...
Type: BriefReport#: 141002Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa
Insurance technology, better known as
Insurtech, is a rapidly growing industry that is beginning
to disrupt traditional insurance provision in advanced and
emerging...
Type: BriefReport#: 141432Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Holliday,Susan Claire
The latest note examines the impact of a
social enterprise's attempts to shorten the supply
chain between farmers and small retail stores in Bogota, an
idea that was...
Type: BriefReport#: 140547Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Fiscal transparency is a vital
requirement for effective fiscal policymaking. Budgets,
including their underlying fiscal forecasts, must provide a
clear statement of...
Type: BriefReport#: 140972Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Cuvillier,Emmanuel F. ;
Kannan,Sridar Padmanabhan
The proportions of girls marrying or
having children before age of 18 have been declining slowly
in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly
available Demographic...
Type: BriefReport#: 141003Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Male,Chata ;
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Savadogo,Aboudrahyme ;
Yedan,Yaya
Despite strong, sustained economic
growth between 2005 and 2015 rural poverty in Mozambique
persisted due to low agricultural productivity, particularly
in the agricultural...
Access to safe sanitation prevents the
spread of bacteria and viruses that cause illnesses such as
diarrhea, a leading cause of child mortality and a
contributor to...
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