This brief provides a list of Research
& Policy Briefs and blogs from the World Bank Malaysia
hub from 2015 to 2022. The research & policy briefs are
designed to be...
Type: BriefReport#: 178186Date: September 1, 2016Author:
World Bank
In Tunisia, the World Bank worked with
the government to evaluate a program designed to provide
university students entrepreneurship education and
assistance in developing...
Uruguay is a net importer of crude oil.
A significant hike in oil prices could have a negative
impact onthe country’s economic activity and public sector
finances, putting...
Type: BriefReport#: 117967Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Navarro-Martin,Miguel
Over the last decade African advances in
technology, especially in the home-grown mobile banking
sector, have shown how innovation can contribute to economic
development...
Type: BriefReport#: 109456Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Broadman,Harry G.
In the first half of 2016 growth
strengthened to 2.75 percent thanks to exports growth,
accelerating private consumption, and a rebound of
investment. The labor market...
In a region beset with major challenges,
some remarkable progress has been achieved in the
development and modernization of public procurement systems.
Important procurement...
Type: BriefReport#: 108678Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Tayler,Yolanda
This knowledge note by William Price,
Marlon Rawlins and Fiona Stewart shares useful lessons from
FIRST-funded pension projects led by the Finance and Markets
Global...
Type: BriefReport#: 109086Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Price,William Joseph ;
Rawlins,Marlon Rolston ;
Stewart,Fiona Elizabeth
Private sector financing is essential to
bridging the infrastructure gap between emerging markets and
developed countries. Given the risk profiles of many of
these projects,...
Severe storms, record heat waves,
intense droughts, and floods—the impact of climate change
rises every year and economic and financial losses rise with
it. Insurance...
Type: BriefReport#: 109458Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Miller,Alan ;
Swann,Stacy A.
New technologies help firms in emerging
markets make significant gains. But these firms often face
barriers to successfully incorporating new technologies into
their...
Type: BriefReport#: 109464Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Moelders,Florian ;
Rehermann,Thomas ;
Hammah,Nana Esi Botsewa
Governments in advanced economies have
historically helped spur commercial innovation, particularly
as a result of spillovers from defense related research and
development....
Type: BriefReport#: 109457Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Broadman,Harry G.
Climate change doesn’t just threaten the
environment, it poses risks to a country’s businesses and
economy. Understanding these risks can be complex, yet there
are a...
Type: BriefReport#: 109459Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Swann,Stacy A. ;
Miller,Alan
Mobile telecommunications has many
benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile
applications that bring financial services to the unbanked
and help farmers...
Type: BriefReport#: 109468Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Sepulveda,Edgardo
In the face of high and volatile fossil
fuel prices the government of Jordan launched an aggressive
national strategy to increase production of privately
financed, commercial...
Type: BriefReport#: 109467Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Pace,Jordan Townswick
At the request of the Philippines Social
Security System (SSS), the World Bank prepared a report
toanalyze key challenges and propose reform options to
improve the sustainability...
Type: BriefReport#: 119394Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Dorfman,Mark Charles ;
Bogomolova,Tatyana
In fragile settings the challenges of
building a business are increased by a legacy of conflict,
instability, and loss. Institutions struggle to provide
basic services,...
Type: BriefReport#: 109465Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Pace,Jordan Townswick
Cities, which are home to half of the
world’s population, are on the front lines of climate
change. Extreme temperatures, storms, and floods have a
higher impact in...
Type: BriefReport#: 109461Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Miller,Alan ;
Swann,Stacy A.
This brief summarizes baseline results
of the “Evaluation of South Africa’s National Adherence
Guidelines for Chronic Diseases“. The evaluation represents
the third...
Insurance plays a vital role in
protecting people, businesses, and public institutions
against shocks, allowing them to transfer risks and purchase
security. Insurers...
Type: BriefReport#: 109460Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Swann,Stacy A.
Emerging markets are especially
vulnerable to threats from climate change. Storms, droughts,
and floods jeopardize the livelihoods of farmers, while
extreme temperatures...
Type: BriefReport#: 109462Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Miller,Alan ;
Swann,Stacy A.
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