Sub-Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change, with rural women dis- proportionately affected due to pre-existing gender inequalities that both increase their need for adaptation and constrain...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11095Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Clara Delavallade ;
Melanie Colette Jacqueline Gittard ;
Julia Vaillant
Well-functioning capital markets can foster economic growth and allocate resources efficiently. Firms can tap into a broader funding base by issuing debt and equity in capital markets, often at cheaper...
Established in 2004 as a partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) was conceived as a distance learning center. Today, it has transformed...
Type: BriefReport#: 200189Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended...
The Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) was established in 2017 with a €5 million grant from the Nordic Development Fund. AFRI-RES aims to strengthen the capacity of African institutions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 200204Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) was established in 2017 with a €5 million grant from the Nordic Development Fund. AFRI-RES aims to strengthen the capacity of African institutions...
Type: ReportReport#: 200203Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rwanda’s economy remained resilient in 2024, with GDP growth reaching 8.9 percent, driven by strong performances in services, industry, and a rebound in agriculture. Despite strong export growth, the current...
Type: ReportReport#: 200175Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Following a decade of low and unstable growth, Lesotho has a unique opportunity to build a new foundation for robust and inclusive development. As real GDP growth pivoted from a 6.3 percent expansion in...
Type: ReportReport#: 200248Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study addresses the critical connection between Uganda’s protected areas
and tourism and estimates the economic impact of tourism on these sites and their
surrounding communities. The primary audience...
Type: ReportReport#: 200173Date: March 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
The objectice of this presentation is to explore experiences of recipients of government-to-person (G2P) payments. The presentation answers questions such as - What are the characteristics of the payment...
Type: ReportReport#: 200174Date: March 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
The paper examines the social protection response to the COVID-19 pandemic across 76 emerging and developing economies (EDEs) to identify lessons on how to make these systems more resilient against risks,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 200229Date: March 31, 2025Author:
Emil Daniel Tesliuc ;
Maria Belen Fontenez
A clear understanding of the NME landscape—through
market segmentation and sizing—is essential for
designing targeted products, policies, and programs
that effectively support these enterprises. This
Technical...
Type: ReportReport#: 200168Date: March 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Ratings for the Electricity Service Access Project for Zambia were as follows: the overall outcome rating is satisfactory, the Bank performance is rated satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation...
Type: Implementation Completion and Results ReportReport#: ICR00131Date: March 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report examines the state of pension and social insurance systems globally, focusing on old-age income protection. It analyzes expenditure, coverage, adequacy of benefits, and sustainability of both...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 200230Date: March 31, 2025Author:
Gonzalo Reyes Hartley ;
Miglena Abels
Mind the gap evaluates the progress in strengthening social protection and labor systems in emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in three areas: coverage, adequacy of benefits for the poor, and level...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 200255Date: March 31, 2025Author:
Emil Daniel Tesliuc ;
Ana Sofia Martinez Cordova
Although the feasibility of introducing climate policies underpins global efforts to curb climate change, there has been limited analysis estimating the likelihood of introducing specific policies in different...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11094Date: March 31, 2025Author:
Penelope Ann Mealy ;
Ganslmeier,Michael ;
Stephane Hallegatte
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