Widows and divorced women in Bangladesh
represent about a tenth of ever married women in the
country. Despite progress in women’s empowerment, due to
social stigma and...
The food, fuel, and financial crisis in
2007-08 pulled over 4 million into poverty (3 percentage
points increase in the poverty rate) in Bangladesh. Many
poor households...
Type: BriefReport#: 135278Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Anwar,Rubaba ;
Cho,Yoonyoung
Capitalizing on the early years is one
of the most critical investments a country can make to break
the cycle of poverty, address inequality and boost
productivity in...
Type: BriefReport#: 135296Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Anwar,Rubaba ;
Rahman,Aneeka
The World Bank, with contributions from
the CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, is promoting a
paradigm shift, moving away from considering wastewater as a
waste...
Firm-level survey data on registered
private firms reveal that firms in Malaysia have much lower
labor productivity than their counterparts in 43
upper-middle-income...
Type: BriefReport#: 138329Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Amin,Mohammad ;
Soh,Yew Chong
Creating a global core set of indicators
that can be integrated into existing monitoring efforts or
harnessed as a foundation for new monitoring efforts will
improve...
This document provides additional
information on the data collected in Armenia between
December 2019 and August 2020. The objective of the
enterprise survey (ES) is...
Quality of care is one of the pillars
that underpin the Family and Community Health Model (MOSAFC)
implementation. One of the critical elements to deliver
quality of...
Type: BriefReport#: 151692Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Gordillo-Tobar,Amparo Elena ;
Salas Morales,Silvia ;
Herrera Gonzalez,Emilce Del Socorro ;
Rodríguez, Evelyn
This migration and development brief
reports global trends in migration and remittance flows. It
highlights developments connected to migration-related
Sustainable Development...
This brief focuses on new Country
Partnership Framework (CPF) with Cambodia for 2019-2023. As
part of the CPF development process, the WBG is undertaking
public consultations...
Type: BriefReport#: 178714Date: December 24, 2018Author:
World Bank
In a typical developing country, about
70 percent of workers and 30 percent of production are
informal. Informality is a cause and a consequence of the
lack of economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 133110Date: December 19, 2018Author:
Loayza,Norman V.
Understanding employment transitions and
their implications in terms of welfare and labor outcomes is
key for countries to design labor market policies aimed at
inclusive...
Type: BriefReport#: 133064Date: December 18, 2018Author:
Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina
Strengthening the financial resilience
of ASEAN countries to disaster and climate shocks is
critical to support their economic growth, fiscal stability,
human development,...
Logistics is the network of services
that support the physical movement of goods, trade across
borders, and commerce within borders. It comprises an array
of activities...
Type: BriefReport#: 133058Date: December 18, 2018Author:
Wiederer,Christina Katharina
Knowledge is a sustainable advantage and
using knowledge assets can increase value within an
organization. Knowledge advantage—effectively capturing and
using know-how...
Type: BriefReport#: 132873Date: December 12, 2018Author:
Lo,Lina ;
Brumby,James A.
Agriculture (crops, livestock, forestry
and fisheries) is featured prominently in the Government of
Bangladesh’s Seventh Five-Year Plan and is expected to play
an important...
To focus on strengthening the
institutional capacity of national systems by linking
financing to defined results, the World Bank’s
Program-for-Results (PforR) requires...
Type: BriefReport#: 133933Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Bteddini,Lida ;
Hasnain,Zahid ;
Kay,Kerenssa Mayo ;
Rogger,Daniel Oliver
The changes involved in 'going
digital' touch all levels of the business and may even
challenge the established business model or institutional
identity. The successful...
Type: BriefReport#: 134170Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Davico,Gisela Paola ;
Rodriguez,Christian
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