Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significant potential to help drive economic development and poverty reduction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). It can transform societies and help foster resilient,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 197623Date: March 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
Turkmenistan is a land-locked, upper-middle-income country with a state-dominated economy driven by natural gas exports. The economy relies largely on state-owned enterprises and has capital controls,...
Type: Country Engagement NoteReport#: CEN0000002Date: March 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study examines the complex relationships between rainfall shocks, agricultural productivity, and rural economic activity in Rajasthan, India’s largest state. Using district-level agricultural data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11079Date: March 3, 2025Author:
Francis Addeah Darko ;
Akankshita Dey ;
Ritadhi,S. K.
The Subnational public finance report is the first in a series of World Bank reports that analyze local and regional government fiscal and financial developments in Croatia. The objective of this work...
Type: ReportReport#: 197576Date: March 3, 2025Author:
Josip Funda ;
Pedro Arizti ;
Iva Tomic ;
Alan Bobetko ;
Kunovac, Marina
This paper examines rural non-farm employment in Rajasthan, India, using multiple surveys and administrative data. The analysis covers three key aspects: individual and district-level determinants of participation...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11080Date: March 3, 2025Author:
Francis Addeah Darko ;
Akankshita Dey ;
Ritadhi,S. K.
Several factors contribute to the limited use of improved seed varieties in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the restricted availability of seeds in the volume, quality, and timeliness required...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11078Date: March 3, 2025Author:
Dawit Kelemework Mekonnen ;
Abate,Gashaw T. ;
Yimam,Seid ;
Benfica,Rui ;
Spielman,David J. ;
Place,Frank
The Syrian Refugee Life Study (2020-2024) examines the
impacts of a randomized housing assistance program in
Jordan on both the economic outcomes of Syrian refugee
recipients and their social cohesion...
Type: BriefReport#: 197577Date: March 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
Accurate measurement of intimate partner violence is challenging in face-to-face interviews due to concerns about anonymity and privacy, which can deter disclosure. In settings with high illiteracy, self-administered...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11077Date: March 3, 2025Author:
Iqbal,Nasir ;
Jalal,Amen ;
Mahmud,Mahreen ;
Kate Vyborny
This note presents the results of the analysis of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Corporate Income Tax (CIT) compliance and policy gap estimates in Indonesia between 2016 and 2021. The study's objective is to...
Type: ReportReport#: 197554Date: March 2, 2025Author:
Rong Qian ;
Grzegorz Poniatowski
This report identifies the unique technological challenges and opportunities faced by various Azerbaijani communities when using digital tools and services, particularly in rural areas. The findings will...
Type: ReportReport#: 197555Date: March 2, 2025Author:
Erik Caldwell Johnson ;
Himmat Singh Sandhu ;
Ifeyinwa Bonhuer
The report presents an analysis of the adoption and implementation of accrual accounting in the public sector to explore its role in providing information on fiscal sustainability, informing economic analysis,...
Type: ReportReport#: 197561Date: March 1, 2025Author:
Bonnie Ann Sirois ;
Srinivas Gurazada
In the context of the global learning crisis, climate change, and increasing disasters, Physical Learning Environments (PLEs) can play an important role in increasing education outcomes globally, especially...
Type: ReportReport#: 197833Date: March 1, 2025Author:
Enrique Alasino ;
Angeles Martinez ;
Peter Stephen Barrett ;
Fernando Ramirez Cortes ;
Tigran Shmis ;
Janssen Teixeira
South Sudan’s socio-economic outcomes have worsened over the past decade due to recurrent conflicts, fragility, and macroeconomic mismanagement compounded by global economic and climate shocks. Even before...
Type: ReportReport#: 197920Date: March 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The fiscal deficit continued to decline in 2024 in line with the government’s fiscal consolidation program. Manufacturing activity picked up in January amid firm domestic demand despite weakness in electronic...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 200177Date: March 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study examines service integration and case management practices for economic migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and returnees, focusing on examples from seven countries. It analyzes these interventions...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 197750Date: March 1, 2025Author:
Andrea Petrelli ;
Matthew Chase Martin ;
Francesco Cenedese ;
Ioanna Pantelaiou ;
Andrea Sitarova ;
Lucia Solbes Castro ;
Mauro Testaverde
In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...
Type: BriefReport#: 197628Date: March 1, 2025Author:
Alia Jane Aghajanian ;
Steve Penson ;
Sandra Baquie ;
Chitra Balasubramanian ;
Alan Fuchs ;
Juul Pinxten
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