Sub-Saharan Africa represents only a
small share of global production and trade while hosting
half of the extreme poor worldwide. To catch up with the
rest of the world,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168650Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Coulibaly,Souleymane ;
Kassa,Woubet ;
Zeufack,Albert G.
This book shows how virtually all forms
of natural capital, but particularly ‘blue’ natural capital,
skies and seas, has been degrading in the Middle East and
North...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168524Date: February 8, 2022Author:
Heger,Martin ;
Vashold,Lukas Marco ;
Palacios,Emilse Anabella ;
Alahmadi,Mala Amer D ;
Bromhead,Marjory-Anne ;
Acerbi,Marcelo Hector
This book shows how virtually all forms
of natural capital, but particularly ‘blue’ natural capital,
skies and seas, has been degrading in the Middle East and
North...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168524Date: February 8, 2022Author:
Heger,Martin ;
Vashold,Lukas Marco ;
Palacios,Emilse Anabella ;
Alahmadi,Mala Amer D ;
Bromhead,Marjory-Anne ;
Acerbi,Marcelo Hector
Digital Senegal for Inclusive Growth
explores possible solutions for a more intensive use of
digital technologies, especially by small and medium
enterprises, to increase...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168458Date: February 4, 2022Author:
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Dutz,Mark Andrew ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
This publication provides a
comprehensive overview of topics focusing on assessment,
analysis, and management of financial risks in banking. It
emphasizes risk management...
Type: PublicationReport#: 158168Date: February 3, 2022Author:
Greuning, Hennie van ;
Brajovic-Bratanovic,S.
International Debt Report (IDR),
formerly International Debt Statistics (IDS), is a
longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring
external debt statistics...
Type: PublicationReport#: 186387Date: January 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
Over the past 40 years, the number of
people in China with incomes below US$1.90 per day has
fallen by close to 800 million, accounting for close to
three-quarters of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 191689Date: January 1, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
Development Research Center of the State
Council, the People’s Republic of China (DRC)
The global recovery is set to decelerate
amid diminished policy support, continued COVID-19
flare-ups, and lingering supply bottlenecks. In contrast to
that in advanced...
Type: PublicationReport#: 167864Date: January 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa has achieved
significant gains in reducing the levels of extreme poverty
in recent decades, yet the region continues to experience
challenges across...
Migration shapes the lives of those who
move and transforms the geographies and economies of their
points of departure and destinations alike. The water
sector, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 163276Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Zaveri,Esha Dilip ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Damania,Richard ;
Borgomeo,Edoardo ;
Jagerskog,Lars Anders
The Middle East and North Africa Region
encapsulates many of the issues surrounding water and human
mobility. It is the most water-scarce region in the world
and is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164111Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Borgomeo,Edoardo ;
Jagerskog,Lars Anders ;
Zaveri,Esha Dilip ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Damania,Richard
This guidance note was prepared by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank staff under
a project undertaken with the support of grants from the
financial sector...
Type: PublicationReport#: 173541Date: December 20, 2021Author:
Hashimoto,Hideo ;
Mooi,Yen Nian ;
Pedras, Guilherme ;
Roy, Arindam ;
Chung, Kay ;
Galeza,Tadeusz ;
Papaioannou,Michael G. ;
Katz,Peter ;
Bango,Zsolt ;
Gragnani,Jose Antonio ;
O'Reilly Gurhy,Bryan ;
Paladines,Cindy Elizabeth
In 2015, the government of Ukraine
initiated fundamental reform of its health system with the
goals of improving the health outcomes of the population and
providing...
Health is a fundamental human right, and
universal health coverage (UHC) is critical for achieving
that right. UHC represents the aspiration that good quality
health...
Type: PublicationReport#: 166881Date: December 13, 2021Author:
World Bank ;
WHO
Have teachers mastered the subject
matter they are teaching? Can doctors accurately diagnose
and treat critical health conditions? Are schools and health
facilities...
Type: PublicationReport#: 166184Date: November 19, 2021Author:
Gatti,Roberta V. ;
Andrews,Kathryn Gilman ;
Avitabile,Ciro ;
Conner,Ruben Orion ;
Sharma,Jigyasa ;
Yi Chang,Andres
Regional economic engagement within
South Asia may gain increasing importance owing to several
factors that are currently in play, including strategies to
diversify...
Type: PublicationReport#: 166159Date: November 18, 2021Author:
Kathuria,Sanjay ;
Yatawara,Ravindra A. ;
Zhu,Xiao’ou
It is now clear that a narrow focus on
the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) is insufficient
to achieve humanity’s aspirations for sustainable
prosperity. Well-functioning...
Type: PublicationReport#: 165689Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Cust,James Frederick ;
Herrera Garcia,Luis Diego ;
Lange, Glenn-Marie ;
Naikal,Esther G. ;
Peszko,Grzegorz ;
Agarwala, Matthew ;
Awe,Yewande Aramide ;
Beck,Michael William ;
Chepeliev, Maksym ;
Chonabayashi,Shun ;
Golub,Alexander Alexandrovich ;
Gratcheva,Ekaterina M. ;
Hamadeh,Nada ;
Ilas,Mihai Andrei ;
Inon,Javier Gustavo ;
Karakulah,Kenan ;
Lam, Vicky W. Y. ;
Mandon,Pierre Jean-Claude ;
Menendez, Pelayo ;
Rissanen,Marko Olavi ;
Rivera Ballesteros,Alexis ;
Smith, Robert ;
Sumaila,Rashid Ussif ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique ;
Wang,Dieter ;
Zenghelis,Alexis Dimitri
A region known for its volatility, Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) has suffered severe economic
and social setbacks from crises, including the COVID-19
pandemic....
Type: PublicationReport#: 160648Date: October 22, 2021Author:
Silva,Joana C. G. ;
Sousa,Liliana Do Couto ;
Packard,Truman G. ;
Robertson,Raymond
While trade exacerbates climate change,
it is also a central part of the solution because it has the
potential to enhance mitigation and adaptation. This timely
report...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164559Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Brenton,Paul ;
Chemutai,Vicky
In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa emerged from
the recession, but its recovery is still timid and fragile.
The region is projected to grow at a rate of 3.3 percent, a
weaker...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164870Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Ghanem,Hafez M. H. ;
Diagana,Ousmane ;
Zeufack,Albert G. ;
Calderon,Cesar ;
Kabundi,Alain Ntumba ;
Kubota,Megumi ;
Korman,Vijdan ;
Cantu Canales,Martha Catalina
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