This memorandum provides the quarterly update of IBRD’s lending rates and spreads pursuant to the standard loan pricing as defined in the Bank Policy and Directive Financial Terms and Conditions of Bank...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192784Date: July 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper estimates the profitability of inorganic fertilizer use in maize production in Malawi. It employs a two-wave, nationally representative panel of data on smallholder households and plots to estimate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10859Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Francis Addeah Darko ;
Ricker-Gilbert,Jacob ;
Talip Kilic
This study provides an updated look at Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs). As the world is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, this study suggests that MTEFs responded to the dislocations of the...
Type: ReportReport#: 185579Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Ceren Ozer ;
Stotsky, Janet G. ;
Brumby, Jim ;
Joseph Paul Massad
Using data from a recent EU-SILC module on intergenerational mobility, this policy note explores to what extent the high levels of inequality prevalent in Bulgaria are due to inequality of opportunity,...
This document highlights the interconnectedness of poverty and hunger, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address both issues. It emphasizes the importance of investing in proven solutions,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 192830Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Ajay Banga
This paper addresses the question of whether farm input subsidy programs should be targeted at non-poor farmers instead of poor farmers, using a two-wave, nationally representative panel data from Malawi....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10860Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Francis Addeah Darko
Global evidence suggests that land institutions and policies will be critical to help African countries respond to the challenges of climate change, urban expansion, structural transformation, and gender...
Type: ReportReport#: 192713Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Klaus W. Deininger ;
Aparajita Goyal
This study examined whether psychosocial stimulation, parental distress, and enrollment in pre- primary education had different associations with early child development outcomes for boys and girls in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10861Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Franchett,Emily ;
Amer Hasan ;
Elizabeth Lauren Hentschel ;
Mahreen Tahir Chowdhry ;
Heather B. Tomlinson ;
Yousafzai,Aisha ;
Mina Zamand
Poor households are heterogeneous in the circumstances preventing an improvement in their welfare. It is important to understand the nuances within different types of poor households so that critical pathways...
Type: ReportReport#: 200487Date: July 23, 2024Author:
Christina Wieser ;
Ibrahim Khan
This report describes a transition risk assessment for the Philippines’ banking sector conducted by a World Bank technical team. It is intended to provide a source of reference for financial regulators...
Type: ReportReport#: 188175Date: July 23, 2024Author:
Ou Nie ;
Nepomuk Dunz ;
Hector Pollitt
The Country Opinion Survey in Poland assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Poland perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 194886Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), tourism is a key driver for economic
growth, job creation, and economic diversification. The sector is especially critical
for economies that continue to suffer...
Type: ReportReport#: 191262Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
International trade can be a powerful force for economic growth and poverty reduction. This report aims to support policy dialogue with the government of South Africa on trade. It explores reforms to promote...
Type: ReportReport#: 192661Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), tourism is a key driver for economic
growth, job creation, and economic diversification. The sector is especially critical
for economies that continue to suffer...
Type: ReportReport#: 191262Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
The White Paper on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Saint Lucia provides key policy directions and strategies for achieving UHC in the country. It outlines various aspects of UHC interventions, starting...
Type: Policy PaperReport#: 192929Date: July 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper examines the pervasiveness of tax evasion among firms in Indonesia and the characteristics associated with higher levels of noncompliance. Tax evasion is estimated through a randomized, double-list...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10857Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Christopher Alexander Hoy ;
Filip Jolevski ;
Anthony Obeyesekere
There is broad consensus that sufficiently high carbon prices play an important role in moving countries to low-carbon pathways. It is important for many governments to compare expected economic outcomes...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192660Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Ulrike Lehr ;
Ira Irina Dorband ;
Gilang Hardadi
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