This paper examines the effect of
compensating a private sector provider of employment
services for successful placement of jobseekers with
employers. Within this program,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10826Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Balavac-Orlic,Merima ;
Giles,John T. ;
Hari,Siddharth ;
Ovadiya,Mirey
The evidence strongly supports the
scale-up of multi-faceted economic inclusion programs to
boost livelihood diversification and reduce extreme poverty.
Building on...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 191970Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Addressing energy poverty has emerged as
one of the main challenges for Bulgaria's poverty and
social inclusion policy, particularly in the context of the
European Green...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10827Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Robayo,Monica ;
Rude,Britta Laurin
The report (Volume 1) is structured in
the following way: The first section provides an overview
ofthe condition of the physical infrastructure and some of
the challenges...
Type: ReportReport#: 191123Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Developing guidance and tools to assess
and monitor regional transport corridors performance is
among the priority activities of the Africa Transport Policy
Program...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 191935Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Learning Poverty is unacceptably high.
In low- and middle-income countries, more than half the
children cannot read and understand a short ageappropriate
text by the...
Type: BriefReport#: 191973Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI)
has brought about a new era of potential for
skillsdevelopment. UNESCO's 2021 report on AI in
education provides a comprehensive...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 191967Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Baron,Juan ;
Fabling,Christopher Robert
The objective of this note is to foster
the understanding of the World Bank, other development
partners and non-governmental organizations in an evolving
urban context....
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 191972Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report has been prepared at the
request of the Steering Committee of the Sint Maarten Single
Donor Trust Fund (SXM TF) and the Ministry of Finance in the
Government...
Type: ReportReport#: 192004Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
The number of people aged greater than
65 years per 100 people aged 20–64 years is
expected to almost double in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(KSA) between 2020...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 191915Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Boettige, David C. ;
Lin,Tracy Kuo ;
Almansour, Maram ;
Hamza,Mariam Mohamed Samir Amin ;
Alsukait,Reem Fahad M ;
Herbst,Christopher H. ;
Altheyab, Nada ;
Afghan, Ayman ;
Kattan, Faisal
The World Bank has undertaken a second
comprehensive monitoring program through multiple channels
to find out how private sector firms in Ukraine are faring,
and what...
Type: BriefReport#: 191475Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This policy note aims to outline the
importance and provide empirical evidence on the conditions
and risks associated with green, resilient, inclusive, and
learning-oriented...
Type: BriefReport#: 191968Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
West Africa’s alarming food
security situation is closely linked to poor soil health and
soil degradation constraining agricultural productivity amid
strong food...
Type: ReportReport#: 191909Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Years of conflict in Iraq had a severe
impact on child welfare and service delivery. Iraq's
education system faces an acute shortage of qualified
teachers, a key factor...
Type: ReportReport#: 191933Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper reviews the main methods for
small area estimation of welfare indicators. It begins by
discussing the importance of small area estimation methods
for producing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10828Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Peralta,Isabel Molina
Vulnerability to climate change and
water scarcity is increasing globally. How this affects
individual employment outcomes is still not well understood.
Using survey...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10823Date: June 26, 2024Author:
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Kuate,Landry ;
Pongou,Roland ;
Zhang,Fan
Climate change is among the most
significant social, economic, and environmental threats.
Achieving even modest climate targets will depend on
local-to-global coordination...
Type: ReportReport#: 191949Date: June 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
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