People who experience some form of
cognitive, intellectual, psychosocial, sensorial and or
physical disabilities are particularly vulnerable to poverty
and suffer disproportionately...
This report is about diagnosis and best
practices of inventory of laws for Iraq. It focuses on the
following : reviewing the stock of legislation is an
efficient tool...
Type: ReportReport#: 189812Date: May 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report, which also includes
detailed case studies, is the first comprehensive review of
benefit sharing conducted within the Bank; previous studies
have focused...
Type: ReportReport#: 182076Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Johnson,Erik Caldwell ;
Cimato,Federica
Pakistani children have faced nationwide
and severe disruptions to their schooling over the past
several years, first due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then
the 2022...
Type: BriefReport#: 190701Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Isa, Sana ;
D Angelo,Sophia Marie ;
Baron,Juan
Educating girls has a myriad of benefits
ranging from greater empowerment and economic opportunities
to improved health outcomes and reduced poverty. In
Pakistan, school-age...
R&D tax incentives (RDTIs) are among
the most popular instruments that governments in both
developing and developed economies employ to induce private
investment in...
Type: ReportReport#: 190149Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Yanchao Li ;
Frias,Jaime Andres Uribe ;
Shin,Kyeyoung ;
Castro,Lucio ;
Rogers,Juan Douglas
This note summarizes a systematic
approach developed in 2021-2023 by the Social Sustainability
and Inclusion (SSI) team of the Ghana Country Management
Unit (CMU) to...
Type: BriefReport#: 189998Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Okereke,Nneka ;
Nordenmark Severinsson,Anna Kristina Elisabet ;
Darimani,Abdulai
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a
critical role in Myanmar, providing both rural and urban
populations with the credit they need to finance purchases
of working...
Type: ReportReport#: 190683Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Htay Htay,Nang ;
Edwards,Kim Alan ;
Wagh,Smita ;
Mansaray,Kemoh
This report presents the priorities for
agricultural support in Ukraine in the short run, until the
end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and medium
run, aftermath...
Type: ReportReport#: 191835Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The concept of the circular economy (CE)
is gaining attention worldwide as a way to promote
sustainable development and reduce resource consumption. The
CE is an economic...
Type: ReportReport#: 190455Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mongolia’s economy has
recovered but the current economic expansion was largely
driven by strong coal exports. Public and private
consumption growth also supported...
This Ukraine human development update
summarizes the cumulative effects of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine, provides an overview of World Bank
support, and synthesizes...
Type: BriefReport#: 190953Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Resilient domestic demand and a recovery
in exports underpinned economic growth in the first quarter
of 2024. Services remained the main driver of economic
activity,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 190850Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Issuance of green, sustainability,
sustainability-linked and social (GSSS) bonds in emerging
markets surged in 2023. The sixth edition of the IFC-Amundi
Green Bond report...
Type: ReportReport#: 190646Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Water management is foundational for
development and climate adaptation. Investments in water not
only improve health and wealth of nations but can also
buffer the impacts...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190099Date: May 1, 2024Author:
De Waal,Dominick Revell ;
Mahgoub Hamid,Mohamad Ibrahim Mahmoud
This report (Romania Country Report)
aims to provide recommendations for improving the framework
for supporting distressed businesses in Romania. It aims to:
(i) assess...
This Live Wire assesses the extent of
concessional financing needed to bring to zero the
incremental costs of power sector decarbonization in select
low- and middle...
Type: BriefReport#: 191678Date: May 1, 2024Author:
De Sa Ferreira,Rafael ;
Inon,Javier Gustavo ;
Dougherty,Patrick Ryan ;
Remy,Tom
In big cities in low- and middle-income
countries, vulnerable populations often face challenges in
accessing services and economic opportunities, owing to
disadvantages...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 188920Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Sveta Milusheva ;
Brau,Wendy ;
Canon Rubiano,Leonardo ;
Ivarsson Molina,Linda Ellin Maria
Education can be the key to ending
poverty in a livable planet, but governments must act now to
protect it. Climate change is increasing the frequency and
intensity...
Global Agriculture and Food Security
Program (GAFSP) is building on IFC’s strong
commitment to create markets and private sector
opportunities in some of the...
Type: ReportReport#: 190868Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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