Emerging market countries, particularly
India and nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, can benefit from
advanced farming technologies that mitigate the effects of
climate...
Type: BriefReport#: 121268Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki
There is a need for more data on
remittances in forced displacement situations to help policy
makers maximize the positive impacts of remittances and
minimize their...
Type: BriefReport#: 193110Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Ibáñez, Ana María ;
Moya, Andrés ;
Schuettler,Kirsten
Policies to attract and retain private
sector investment feature prominently in both developing and
developed countries' growth strategies. Yet designing
and implementing...
Type: BriefReport#: 120367Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Nimac,Ivan Anton ;
Hamden,Mouna ;
Sabha,Yassin ;
El-Shiaty,Mohamed Hisham ;
Khuu,Kathy
Citizen engagement is essential for all
five business lines of the Water Global Practice. To achieve
a water-secure world for all, it is important to make
service providers...
Type: BriefReport#: 122222Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Kodama,Toyoko ;
Galeza,Kamila Anna
More than a billion tons of food are
lost annually across global food supply chains. Spillage,
spoilage, insects, and rodents cause this post-harvest loss.
Addressing...
Type: BriefReport#: 121269Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Mills,Anthony Jan
This special issue presents new evidence
on the impact of survey design choices on the quality and
availability of data collected in household consumption and
expenditure...
Type: BriefReport#: 147672Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Zezza,Alberto ;
Carletto,Calogero ;
Fiedler,J. L. ;
Gennari,P. ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell
This migration and development brief
reports global trends in migration and remittance flows,
major policy developments, and the Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) indicators...
Type: BriefReport#: 129452Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Ratha,Dilip K. ;
De,Supriyo ;
Schuettler,Kirsten ;
Seshan,Ganesh Kumar ;
Yameogo,Nadege Desiree
Governments and academics have focused
on financial education as a tool to improve financial
wellbeing, but the efficacy of these initiatives is mixed.
As an alternative...
The Financial Services Authority (OJK)
of Indonesia has introduced Regulation Number
21/POJK.04/2015 concerning the Implementation of the
Corporate Governance Guideline...
Although SMEs provide employment to a
large share of the labor force in developed and developing
countries, they receive limited external funding compared to
large firms...
Type: BriefReport#: 120333Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Abraham,Facundo ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
Despite reductions in TB incidence and
mortality between 2000–2015, Belarus’ national TB response
is faced with the need to address a TB epidemic
characterized by high...
This note provides a rapid summary of a
first set of eight notes on girls’ education and child
marriage in West and Central Africa. The eight notes were
prepared ahead...
Type: BriefReport#: 122077Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Yedan,Ali ;
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Male,Chata
Due to its great expansion of access to
education over the last decades, LAC is a top performer in
absolute intergenerational mobility. More children are going
to school...
Port corporatization has become the
model of choice for countries that have been reluctant to
entirely privatize their port authorities. Today, the most
commonly pursued...
This note provides a rapid summary of a
first set of eight notes in this series on girls’ education
and child marriage in West and Central Africa. The eight
notes were...
Type: BriefReport#: 120586Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Male,Chata ;
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Yedan,Ali
South Asia’s seaports are crucial to the
region’s economy. The region transports 75 percent of
thevalue of its exports and imports by sea. Shipments are
concentrated...
Type: BriefReport#: 130007Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Suárez-Alemán,Ancor
This brief is about improving the
infrastructure in Tajikistan. The government is investing in
improving infrastructure to connect communities, improve
economic outcomes,...
Development institutions and governments
agree on the need to start early when it comes to children’s
healthy development. Early childhood is a critical time for
both...
A recent World Bank report found that
summer temperatures in the Balkans could average 7.5°C
higher than in pre-industrial times, with water shortages
and extreme weather...
Type: BriefReport#: 121908Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Ayhan,Elif
Child marriage is defined as a formal or
informal union before the age of 18. Child brides are at
greater risk of experiencing a range of poor health
outcomes, having...
Type: BriefReport#: 122074Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Wise,Lisa ;
Tavares,Paula Magarinos Torres ;
Nestour,Alex Le ;
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Fiala,Oliver
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