This report, developed by the World Bank’s Global Indicators Group, provides a comprehensive analysis of building energy codes (BECs) across 88 countries, highlighting their critical role in driving energy...
Type: ReportReport#: 200405Date: April 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Program for Asia Connectivity and Trade (PACT) is a regional trust fund administered by the World Bank and financed by United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under their...
Type: ReportReport#: 198054Date: April 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
Each Africa GIL impact evaluation aims to expand the evidence base on how best to close male-female gaps in earnings, productivity, assets, and agency across each of GIL’s six thematic areas: agriculture,...
Type: BriefReport#: 200399Date: April 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report provides an overview of a group's activities and achievements for the year. It highlights the organization's commitment to a specific goal and outlines its progress. The report also includes...
Type: ReportReport#: 195299Date: April 10, 2025Author:
World Bank
Togo has achieved significant development gains over the last decade, but progress is still held back by slow structural transformation and a large urban-rural divide. Togo was able to achieve relatively...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 200057Date: April 10, 2025Author:
World Bank
The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a global benchmarking project that provides comprehensive and comparable data on how laws, regulations, and policies affect women’s economic...
Type: ReportReport#: 200400Date: April 10, 2025Author:
Loayza, Norman V. ;
Trumbic, Tea ;
Braunmiller, Julia Constanze ;
Galiano, Emilia ;
Tribin Uribe, Ana Maria
This note provides guidance on how to ensure the quality of childcare delivered in different settings—including daycares, nurseries, home-based childcare, creches, and preschools. It outlines the basic...
Type: BriefReport#: 200383Date: April 10, 2025Author:
World Bank
Each Africa GIL impact evaluation aims to expand the evidence base on how best to close male-female gaps in earnings, productivity, assets, and agency across each of GIL’s six thematic areas: agriculture,...
Type: BriefReport#: 200399Date: April 10, 2025Author:
World Bank
Family law has witnessed significant global progress over the past 50 years: Since 1970, 600 million women have gained economic opportunities through family law reforms. In 1970, only 37 economies had...
Type: BriefReport#: 200447Date: April 10, 2025Author:
Behr, Daniela Monika ;
Braunmiller, Julia Constanze
Droughts are increasingly cited as a driver of urbanization across Sub-Saharan Africa, yet little is known about the role they play in shaping the spatial expansion of cities. Combining satellite imagery...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11099Date: April 10, 2025Author:
Van der Borght, Rafael ;
Ishizawa Escudero, Oscar Anil ;
Thuret,Jean ;
Munoz Diaz, Joaquin Ignacio
Efforts to conduct comprehensive assessments of agricultural policies globally involve various methodologies and contributions from international bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Type: ReportReport#: 200355Date: April 9, 2025Author:
Paviot, Marie ;
Peña, Hector ;
Grossi, Mauro del ;
Mora Lopez, Elena ;
Tejeda, Maria Florencia ;
Traverso, Victoria ;
Garcia, Beatriz
The transition to a net-zero economy presents significant social and economic challenges, particularly for industries and regions reliant on high-carbon activities, hence the need for a just transition....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11098Date: April 9, 2025Author:
World Bank
Prepaid electricity contracts lower enforcement costs but may burden consumers, particularly when market frictions are present. This paper presents the results of a randomized control trial where 2,000...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11097Date: April 9, 2025Author:
Lang, Megan Elizabeth
Efforts to assess agricultural policies globally involve various methodologies and contributions from international bodies like the FAO, WTO, IFPRI, and OECD. These assessments aim to quantify the impact...
Type: ReportReport#: 200353Date: April 9, 2025Author:
Paviot, Marie ;
Peña, Hector ;
Grossi, Mauro del ;
Mora Lopez, Elena ;
Tejeda, Maria Florencia ;
Traverso, Victoria ;
Garcia,Beatriz ;
Leite, Luisa
This validation of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), July 2019-December 2023, extended in the Performance and...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 201300Date: April 9, 2025Author:
World Bank
The agrifood sector in Brazil contributes significantly to the country’s economy. Despite its crucial role in the Brazilian economy, the agrifood sector faces significant challenges. This report analyzes...
Type: ReportReport#: 200354Date: April 9, 2025Author:
Paviot, Marie ;
Peña, Hector ;
Grossi, Mauro del ;
Mora Lopez, Elena ;
Tejeda, Maria Florencia ;
Traverso, Victoria ;
Garcia, Beatriz ;
Leite, Luisa
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