This technical background paper explores
the effectiveness of competition policy enforcement in the
digital markets in Africa along several dimensions,
including anticompetitive...
Type: ReportReport#: 190409Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Gonçalo Coelho
This technical background paper provides
an overview of data governance frameworks in Africa and
explores links with public trust and an enabling environment
for greater...
Type: ReportReport#: 190414Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Rong Chen ;
Daza Jaller,Lillyana Sophia ;
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla
While digital technologies offer
enormous benefits to the economy and society, they also
expose citizens, firms, and markets to risks. This report
focuses on understanding...
Type: ReportReport#: 190415Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla ;
Stinshoff,Clara Alexandra ;
Niesten,Hannelore Maria L. ;
Pop,Georgiana ;
Rong Chen ;
Gonçalo Coelho
This technical background paper delves
into the role and importance of state-owned enterprises
(SOEs) within Africa's digital economy, along with the
potential risks...
Type: ReportReport#: 190411Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Connon,Davida Louise
This technical background paper provides
insights on entry points for competition authorities in
Africa to increase competition advocacy activities to
improve the conditions...
Type: ReportReport#: 190410Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Connon,Davida Louise
This technical background paper sheds
light on the corporate governance challenges faced by
enterprises with national state shareholdings, specifically
State-owned and...
Type: ReportReport#: 190412Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Jaupart,Pascal Jean Edouard ;
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla
The Country Opinion Survey in Somalia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Somalia perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190371Date: May 18, 2024Author:
World Bank
The past decade has witnessed a rapid
increase in data leaks from tax havens, spanning from the
Luxembourg Leaks to revelations in the Panama and Pandora
Papers. While...
Type: ReportReport#: 190403Date: May 18, 2024Author:
Bachas,Pierre Jean ;
Collin,Matthew Edward ;
Flores Ibarra,Roxana Tatiana ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago ;
Lyu,Hao
This report provides an assessment of
Equatorial Guinea’s digital economy, as part
ofthe World Bank’s Digital Economy for Africa
(DE4A) initiative. Prepared...
Type: ReportReport#: 190405Date: May 18, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report uses administrative tax data
on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of
integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax
exemptions...
Type: ReportReport#: 190404Date: May 18, 2024Author:
Bermudez Sanchez,Jose Carlo ;
Flores Ibarra,Roxana Tatiana ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
The Country Opinion Survey in Somalia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Somalia perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190371Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
In 1997, thousands of people gathered in
Marrakesh, Morocco, for the first World Water Forum to
address an urgent problem: the global water crisis. The
meeting resulted...
Type: ReportReport#: 190289Date: May 17, 2024Author:
Zhang,Fan ;
Borja-Vega,Christian
The following document is an Executive
Summary of the “Survivor-centered Accessibility
Framework Evaluation” (SAFE) report, supported by
the State and...
Type: BriefReport#: 186633Date: May 17, 2024Author:
Aguilera De Llano,Ana Isabel ;
Arango,Diana Jimena ;
Contreras Urbina,Juan Manuel
This note proposes strategic directions
for IDA21, aiming to seek agreement on the proposed
overarching theme and focus areas for IDA21. The following
sections highlight...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 190407Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper explores the effect of road
rehabilitation projects on the incidence of violent events
using a novel, rich dataset of road rehabilitation projects
in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190797Date: May 17, 2024Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Mueller,Hannes Felix ;
Schouten,Peerke ;
Steinbuks,Jevgenijs
In 1997, thousands of people gathered in
Marrakesh, Morocco, for the first World Water Forum to
address an urgent problem: the global water crisis. The
meeting resulted...
Type: ReportReport#: 190289Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Zhang,Fan ;
Borja-Vega,Christian
Adoption of digital technologies is
widely acknowledged to boost productivity and employment,
stimulate investment, and promote growth and development.
Africa has already...
Type: ReportReport#: 190277Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose
Can alternative survey methods address
the underreporting of women’s and
youths’ labor market outcomes, and thus improve
the measurement of the underlying...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10773Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Costa,Valentina ;
Romero Esteban,Steffanny
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