Systemic banking crises have been
commonplace in FinSAC client countries and, more broadly, in
the ECA region during the last 30 years. A first wave of
crises was triggered...
Type: ReportReport#: 191846Date: June 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Emigration has been an important
phenomenon in Bosnia and Herzegovina for many decades.
Today, about 1.7 million Bosnians are currently living in
another country, implying...
Type: ReportReport#: 191853Date: June 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Pakistan, the demand for data has
significantly increased year-on-year. Pakistanis are now
consuming three times more data than they did in 2018. Yet
fixed broadband...
This paper builds on recent advances in
machine-based pattern recognition to estimate species
occurrence maps, using georeferenced open-source data from
the Global Biodiversity...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10821Date: June 25, 2024Author:
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Blankespoor,Brian ;
Wheeler,David J.
This report addresses the importance of
dividend policies for jurisdictions with profitable or
potentially profitable state-owned enterprises (SOEs),
against the background...
Type: ReportReport#: 191815Date: June 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Armenia’s water security status
across different water security dimensions (endowment,
sector architecture, performance...
Type: ReportReport#: 191776Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Azerbaijan’s water security status
across different water security dimensions (endowment,
sector architecture,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191777Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This document highlights that Bulgaria
Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) will be aligned with
EU strategic directions, principles and requirements defined
by EU...
Type: ReportReport#: 191746Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Using a randomized control trial, this
paper studies an at-scale preschool construction program
that serves poor communities in rural Mozambique. In
addition to the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10814Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Bassi,Marina ;
Besbas,Bruno Azzedine ;
Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana ;
Ravindran,Saravana ;
Reynoso,Ana Maria
Human capital, the sum of a
population’s health, skills, knowledge, and
experience, constitutes a fundamental pillar in the
sustainable development and economic...
Type: ReportReport#: 191769Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Belay,Tekabe Ayalew ;
De Simone,Martin Elias ;
Parajuli,Dilip ;
Okunola,Olumide Olaolu ;
Dahal,Mahesh ;
Ajiboye,Ayodeji Gafar ;
Pradhan,Elina ;
Chugunov,Dmitry ;
Isser,Deborah Hannah ;
Nweje,Ikechukwu John Azubike
Plastic pollution has become an urgent
globalissue (OECD 2022). Policymakers, business leaders,and
communities are advancing solutions toaddress the problem,
but a significant...
Type: ReportReport#: 191757Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Georgia’s water security status
across different water security dimensions (endowment,
sector architecture, performance...
Type: ReportReport#: 191775Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The toolkit complements the Handbook
ofTerritorial and Local Development Strategiesand the
Handbook of Sustainable UrbanDevelopment Strategies
developed bythe Joint...
Type: ReportReport#: 191748Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note analyzes the current state of
digitalization in Armenia for corruption prevention and
provides inputs and recommendations to inform the ongoing
strategic planning...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0003386Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study explores the factors shaping
the aspirations of youths in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria,
specifically focusing on their academic goals; science,
technology,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10816Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Costa,Valentina ;
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo
Energy poverty has gained attention in
the context of increasing energy prices and the recent
energy crisis in Europe. However, measuring energy poverty
and characterizing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10818Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Rude,Britta Laurin ;
Robayo,Monica
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