Somalia’s labor market displays some unique traits for its level of income. Somalia has very low labor force participation, likely driven by the limited viability of agricultural and low non-agricultural...
Type: BriefReport#: 200322Date: April 8, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Government of Mongolia is committed to reducing the gender gap in life expectancy. Reducing the gender gap in life expectancy is an explicit objective of Mongolia’s Cross-Sectoral Strategic Plan for...
Type: ReportReport#: 200346Date: April 8, 2025Author:
Jarvis, Forest Brach ;
Johnson, Hillary C. ;
A, Maude Ruest
Somalia is highly exposed to climatic shocks. According to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (NG-GAIN) ranking, Somalia is the most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Somalia...
Type: BriefReport#: 200323Date: April 8, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2022, the nomadic population, comprising just over 10 percent of the Somali population, faced the highest levels of monetary, non-monetary, and extreme poverty, along with the greatest inequality. Nomadic...
Type: BriefReport#: 200321Date: April 8, 2025Author:
World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant gaps in social protection systems, especially in South Asia, where financial constraints limited support for vulnerable populations. This paper emphasizes the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 200306Date: April 7, 2025Author:
Sanchez-Reaza, Javier ;
Fatima, Tehreem
Peru achieved remarkable economic success between 2002 and 2013 through structural reforms and prudent macroeconomic policies, nearly doubling the regional average with an annual growth rate of 6.1 percent...
Type: ReportReport#: 197578Date: April 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
This validation of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) for the Republic of Croatia covers the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for fiscal years (FY19-24), as updated in...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 201025Date: April 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) embarked on a remarkable journey more than three decades ago. In the early 1990s, they began transitioning from planned to market economies, supported by...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200237Date: April 3, 2025Author:
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
Izvorski, Ivailo V. ;
Kostopoulos, Christos ;
Lokshin, Michael M. ;
Record, Richard ;
Torre, Ivan ;
Doczi, Szilvia
Women face many barriers to accessing and using the Internet. As a result, despite the rapid global spread of mobile Internet, women all over the world are less likely to participate in the digital economy...
Type: ReportReport#: 200239Date: April 3, 2025Author:
Rim Melake ;
Robinson, Danielle ;
Sarah Louise Danman ;
Langazo, Harmonie Kobanghe ;
Alicia S. Hammond
The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) embarked on a remarkable journey more than three decades ago. In the early 1990s, they began transitioning from planned to market economies, supported by...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200237Date: April 3, 2025Author:
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
Izvorski, Ivailo V. ;
Kostopoulos, Christos ;
Lokshin, Michael M. ;
Record, Richard ;
Torre, Ivan ;
Doczi, Szilvia
This study delves into the multifaceted challenges faced by Côte d’Ivoire students in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) through qualitative data collection and analysis. It covers...
Type: ReportReport#: 200246Date: April 3, 2025Author:
Machado, Ana Luiza ;
Muller, Miriam
Most power utilities in West Africa are not financially sustainable. Several interrelated factors cause these performance issues, but dependence on liquid fuels, poor governance, insufficient use of information...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 200233Date: April 3, 2025Author:
Liu, Yang ;
Loew, David ;
Rizvi, Rida E Zahra ;
Lee, Min A ;
Kappen, Jan Friedrich
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