Policymakers in the South Caucasus region all know a difficult truth: the performance of their universities is disappointing. None of the institutions in the region can boast of a world-class status; none...
Type: ReportReport#: 194762Date: November 1, 2024Author:
Koen Martijn Geven ;
Felipe Puga Novillo
Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) have resorted to deficit spending to respond to multiple crises since 2020 and will have to embark on fiscal consolidation to return to sustainable fiscal...
Type: ReportReport#: 200370Date: November 1, 2024Author:
Eric Anthony Lacey ;
Paolo Di Lorenzo
Poor transport infrastructure represents an important constraint for nationwide development.
Rural populations which are poorly connected to urban hubs face limited access to competitive
markets, basic...
Type: ReportReport#: 194462Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Senegal, despite the existence of legal provisions and international commitments aimed at promoting gender equality in land rights, women continue to face significant challenges in accessing and controlling...
Type: PublicationReport#: 194454Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mbeubeuss, West Africa’s largest dumpsite, receives 3,500 tons of waste daily from the Dakar urban area and hosts approximately 1,880 informal recyclers. Over the years, it has become a significant source...
Type: BriefReport#: 194457Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the landscape of higher education (HE), presenting both opportunities and challenges. This paper discusses the results of focus group...
Type: BriefReport#: 194458Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Cristobal Cobo ;
Alberto Munoz Najar Luque ;
Bertrand Momo
This learning brief presents a synthesis of the knowledge and evidence generated from women’s
economic empowerment interventions under the RSR-ADSP Gender Window. It reviews 36 knowledge and learning products—including...
From 2006 to 2014, Tanzania experienced balanced economic growth driven by capital accumulation, labor accumulation, and total factor productivity (TFP). This growth led to significant structural transformation...
Type: BriefReport#: 196310Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Seychelles assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Seychelles perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196857Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report concerns startups and supporting organizations in Romania. It contains an assessment and recommendations to improve functionality and effectiveness of intermediary institutions, as part of...
Type: ReportReport#: 195621Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The 2024 Annual Report of the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP) has five sections. The first section explores the significant achievements of the KCP in 2024, including selected partnership engagements....
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 194459Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Public debt is assessed to be sustainable, with the assessment being finely balanced and hinging on prompt resolution of fiscal uncertainties, successful and timely delivery of the multi-year fiscal consolidation...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194569Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Myanmar firm monitoring survey (Round 18) was conducted from October 2, 2024, to October 25, 2024, encompassing a nationally representative sample of 500 firms. The survey spanned various areas of...
Type: ReportReport#: 197513Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Madagascar has been hit hard by successive years of severe drought that have resulted in failed harvests, in turn resulting in the lack of food and seeds required to renew local food stocks. While the...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194888Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Grenada outperformed its eastern Caribbean peers in economic terms before the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving an annualized gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth rate of 4.4 percent between 2013...
Type: BriefReport#: 196091Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
In 2024, increasing labor incomes and decreasing inflationary pressure are expected to support a decline of the extreme poverty rate to 15.5 percent. The labor market remains the main source of income...
Type: BriefReport#: 196111Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Ghana experienced considerable poverty reduction up until the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2005 and 2012, the share of people below the national poverty line fell from 32 to 24 percent. The poor are expected...
Type: BriefReport#: 196113Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Gabon distinguishes itself in Sub-Saharan Africa with its relatively high income per capita, abundant natural resources, and a significant urban population - 89 percent residing in urban areas. Economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 196115Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Emerging markets have long been viewed as high-risk destinations for investment, particularly investments in companies. Although macroeconomic and political stability risks are higher, this perception...
Type: BriefReport#: 197048Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Federico Galizia ;
Susan Marie Lund
Viet Nam’s long-term goal is to attain high-income status by 2045. Achieving a modern, industrialized and resilient economy with higher living standards will depend on well-designed government policy interventions,...
Type: ReportReport#: 200222Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
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