Women in Dominica are
16 percentage points less
likely than men to have
formal employment, and
more likely to work for no
wages or lower wages.
There are 7 times more
reported cases of gender
based...
Type: BriefReport#: 197471Date: February 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
Type: ReportReport#: 197380Date: February 19, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper estimates the effect of electricity prices on firm performance, focusing on firm productivity, sales, and employment. Using the World Bank Business Pulse Survey data for a sample of 24 emerging...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11069Date: February 19, 2025Author:
Reyes Aterido ;
Mariana Iootty ;
Martin Melecky
Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of technological digital oriented firms. The findings indicate that technology and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11068Date: February 19, 2025Author:
Carboni,Marika ;
Degl’Innocenti,Marta ;
Fiordelisi,Franco ;
Davide Salvatore Mare
Women constitute nearly half of the young working age-population in Nepal but are less likely than men to participate in the labor force. When employed, they work largely in informal, or subsistence work...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 197453Date: February 19, 2025Author:
Ambika Sharma ;
Himanshi Jain
Diarrhea and growth faltering in early childhood reduce survival and impair neurodevelopment. This paper assesses whether a national program in the Democratic Republic of Congo reduced diarrhea and stunting...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11070Date: February 19, 2025Author:
Quattrochi, John P ;
Croke,Kevin ;
Caleb Jeremie Dohou ;
Luca Stanus Ghib ;
Yannick Bokasola Lokaya ;
Aidan Coville ;
Mvukiyehe,Eric
This evaluation assesses the World Bank Group’s contributions to supporting electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa during 2015–24. Electricity access is an end user’s ability to use an energy supply...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 197336Date: February 19, 2025Author:
World Bank
Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 197380Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
ambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 197380Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population—about 12.6 million individuals—was living on less than US$2.15 a day. This...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 197380Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
Learning Objectives for the presentation: Become aware and knowledgeable about social analytical tools; Participate in an interactive, hands-on, exercise with social data from the SSGD 2.0; and Reflect...
Type: ReportReport#: 200074Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
While the state played a strong role in South Korea’s development, the state itself underwent a push for reforms in terms of promoting effective as well as impartial institutions. At the outset, institutional...
Type: ReportReport#: 195812Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
Fiscal rules have been shown to support fiscal discipline by improving government budget balances and restraining the growth of debt. However, questions remain about what enhances their effectiveness and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11066Date: February 18, 2025Author:
Antonio Fatas ;
Bram Gootjes ;
Joseph Mawejje
The Country Opinion Survey in Tunisia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Tunisia stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 197437Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
This 2024 update will serve as a basis for donor and client country
commitments at the next N4G in Paris in 2025 and will continue to guide
country clients with the most updated evidence as they design...
Type: BriefReport#: 197438Date: February 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
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