Over three billion people in developing countries are still without effective access
to loan and deposit services. The problem is particularly acute in Sub-Saharan
Africa, where only between five and twenty-five...
Type: BriefReport#: 193063Date: August 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Lack of access to financial services is one of the key barriers to the growth of MSMEs, which account for about 90 percent of the businesses and more than 50 percent of employment worldwide. IFC, through...
Type: BriefReport#: 193056Date: August 15, 2024Author:
Sorokina,Aksinya ;
Alla Khodakivska
Lack of access to financial services is one of the key barriers to the growth of MSMEs, which account for about 90 percent of the businesses and more than 50 percent of employment worldwide. IFC, through...
Type: BriefReport#: 193055Date: August 15, 2024Author:
Sorokina,Aksinya ;
Alla Khodakivska
This validation of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), fiscal years (FY) 19-23 dated May 21, 2018, and updated...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 193431Date: August 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank (WB) estimates that, by 2030, up to two-thirds of the global extreme poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected situations. Of the top 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change,...
Type: BriefReport#: 193041Date: August 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Are changes in the labor market in response to changes in exports contained specifically within exporting industries, or do they disperse throughout the economy through supply chain linkages? This paper...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10868Date: August 14, 2024Author:
Kokas,Deeksha ;
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo ;
Vu,Ha
Accurate poverty measurement relies on household consumption data, but such data are often inadequate, outdated, or display inconsistencies over time in poorer countries. To address these data challenges,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10867Date: August 14, 2024Author:
Hai-Anh H. Dang ;
Talip Kilic ;
Ksenia Abanokova ;
Gero Carletto
Historical data of the Doing Business - Trading Across Borders topic as published in the Doing Business report’s editions covering the period from 2007 to 2014. The information includes the following data...
Type: ReportReport#: 193028Date: August 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) lays out the World Bank Group (WBG) strategy in Montenegro for FY25-29. It aligns closely with the WBG’s mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 187191Date: August 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), environmental degradation, and natural disasters are on the rise and threaten to reverse development gains. In the past decade, violent civil conflicts have...
Type: ReportReport#: 177379Date: August 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
Technological progress has the potential to cause significant disruption in labor markets. This report examines the impact of computers, robots, AI, and improved ICT at work on labor markets in CADR. Advanced...
Type: ReportReport#: 189900Date: August 13, 2024Author:
Harry Edmund Moroz ;
Viollaz,Mariana
IFC has been active in Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania since the early 1990s. Last fiscal year (FY13), IFC invested 382 million dollars in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, while mobilizing 34.8 million dollars,...
Type: BriefReport#: 193015Date: August 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
Insurance providers in developing regions rarely offer the hazard insurance familiar to industrialized countries. Developing countries are particularly exposed to weather and catastrophic (CAT) risks such...
Type: BriefReport#: 193005Date: August 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
Technological progress has the potential to cause significant disruption in labor markets. This report examines the impact of computers, robots, AI, and improved ICT at work on labor markets in CADR. Advanced...
Type: ReportReport#: 189900Date: August 13, 2024Author:
Harry Edmund Moroz ;
Viollaz,Mariana
This edition of the multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) annual report provides a comprehensive look at the progress and achievements of the fund under the three windows on: (a) jobs lending at scale; (b) measurement...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 193004Date: August 13, 2024Author:
Federica Saliola ;
Raian Divanbeigi ;
Patricia M. Bernedo ;
Alexandra Gordina ;
Yiruo Li ;
Irene Toma
This document collection focuses on a tool for sustainable development, specifically within the context of a particular industry. It explores the significance of this tool for a nation, highlighting the...
Type: BriefReport#: 193014Date: August 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
Fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), environmental degradation, and natural disasters are on the rise and threaten to reverse development gains. In the past decade, violent civil conflicts have...
Type: ReportReport#: 177379Date: August 13, 2024Author:
Shaadee Ahmadnia ;
Agathe Marie Christien ;
Phoebe Girouard Spencer ;
Tracy Hart ;
Caio Cesar De Araujo Barbosa
International Finance Corporation (IFC) offers a variety of loan products to support house financing needs in emerging markets. Such loan products can be broadly categorized as unsecured loan, secured...
Type: BriefReport#: 192980Date: August 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Nutrient requirements are frequently not met due to the limited availability and affordability of an adequately diverse diet that includes plant, and animal-source foods. Food fortification refers to the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192985Date: August 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
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