This policy note presents the salient
features and lessons learned from implementing food
assistance programs globally. It aims to inform key
stakeholders and policy...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 192433Date: July 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program that
provides cash to beneficiary households subject to their
compliance with...
Macroeconomic, financial, and
policy-related uncertainty have increased since the COVID-19
pandemic globally and in individual developing economies in
the East Asia...
Global supply chains recently faced
widespread disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major
disruptions in 2021 and 2022, while in late 2023,
geopolitical incidents...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10839Date: July 3, 2024Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Rastogi,Cordula ;
Rodrigue,Jean Paul ;
Ulybina,Daria
Sierra Leone is among the most
vulnerable countries in the world to the adverse effects of
climate change such as extreme heat, droughts, wildfires,
and floods. High...
Type: ReportReport#: 192423Date: July 3, 2024Author:
Frake,April Nicole ;
Boyer,Christopher Jacob ;
Iglesias Luzardo,Mikhael Gabriel ;
Bayntun,Claire Elizabeth ;
Dorey,Stephen Geoffrey
Early data pointed to a continued mild
recovery in goods trade in 2024, with mixed performance
across industries and regions. Trade in services grew in the
first quarter...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 192368Date: July 3, 2024Author:
Constantinescu,Ileana Cristina ;
Pereira De Amorim,Marlon ;
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Ashimi, Ricardo ;
Espitia Rueda,Alvaro Raul ;
Ulybina,Daria ;
Wellisz,Chris L
Croatia is a high-income country with
solid macroeconomic fundamentals, which has contributed to
the country’s accelerated income convergence with
the rest of...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 192417Date: July 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
In response to the plastic pollution
crisis, many methodologies for quantification of plastic
pollution have been developed. However, the breadth of these
plastic pollution...
Type: ReportReport#: 192315Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper summarizes evidence on
financial instruments and regulatory approaches to spur
private investment in pursuit of the 2030 Sustainable
Developments Goals. Starting...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10838Date: July 2, 2024Author:
Cull,Robert J. ;
Gill,Indermit S. ;
Pedraza Morales,Alvaro Enrique ;
Ruiz Ortega,Claudia ;
Zeni,Federica
Gender inequality is an issue that has
serious consequences in all sectors of life. In sub-Saharan
Africa, some progress has been made, but in general the
situation...
Type: BriefReport#: 192324Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report seeks to identify
Jamaica’s main jobs problems, analyze their
underlying causes, and provide policy options to foster
debate on how to improve job...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 192314Date: July 2, 2024Author:
Jose Manuel Romero ;
Avila Parra,Clemente ;
Gordina,Alexandra
Ranked voting is an election format in
which each voter ranks candidates on a ballot, and
individual rankings are aggregated using a general rule to
produce a social...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10837Date: July 2, 2024Author:
Pongou,Roland ;
Sidie,Ghislain Junior
In response to the plastic pollution
crisis, many methodologies for quantification of plastic
pollution have been developed. However, the breadth of these
plastic pollution...
Type: ReportReport#: 192315Date: July 2, 2024Author:
Velis, Costas
Orchid Project is an international NGO
with offices in UK and Kenya. It is a single-issue
organisation catalysing the global movement to end Female
Genital Mutilation/Cutting...
Type: BriefReport#: 192322Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is the April 2024 issue of the
bi-annual Regional Poverty and Inequality Update for Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC), which summarizes the main
facts related...
In response to the plastic pollution
crisis, many methodologies for quantification of plastic
pollution have been developed. However, the breadth of these
plastic pollution...
Type: ReportReport#: 192315Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
The International Rescue Committee (IRC)
commends the World Bank (WB) on the proposed World Bank
Gender Strategy 2024-2030: Accelerate Gender Equality for a
Sustainable,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192325Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Economic growth in Malawi fell short of
expectations in 2023 and is projected to remain subdued in
2024. While implementation of planned macroeconomic and
structural...
Type: ReportReport#: 192610Date: July 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
The strategy is a well-written
comprehensive document that holistically captures pertinent
issues as outlined in the gender mainstreaming blueprint the
Beijing declaration...
Type: BriefReport#: 192300Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Kayira, Tawonga
This poverty and equity assessment aims
to inform efforts to reduce poverty and inequality at what
can be an important turning point for Suriname. The
assessment draws...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 192595Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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