Myanmar subnational phone surveys (MSPS) track household wellbeing at the state and regional levels. The inaugural round of MSPS, carried out from November 2022 to March 2023, gathered comprehensive data...
Type: BriefReport#: 192278Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Sutirtha Sinha Roy
The World Bank Group (WBG) Gender Strategy 2024-2030 is framed by the strategic vision of WBG President Ajay Banga, elaborated through the Strategic Engagement discussion with Executive Directors and WBG...
Type: ReportReport#: 192286Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Gender equality is an urgent imperative. The world is experiencing an unprecedented set of crises with disproportionately negative impacts on women, girls, sexual and gender minorities, and marginalized...
Type: ReportReport#: 192281Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper describes the challenges of accurately measuring the upper tail of the income and wealth distributions in low- and middle-income countries. It reviews the seminal contributions in the literature...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10836Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Kerr,Andrew ;
Zondi,Mxolisi
This document summarizes key takeaways from informal discussions with external stakeholders that informed development of the draft World Bank Group (WBG) Gender Strategy 2024-2030 ‘Accelerate Gender Equality...
Type: BriefReport#: 192290Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Yet achieving gender equality is uniquely challenging and complex. It calls for changes spanning country laws and policies, public and private sector activities, and personal lives. WBG Gender Strategy...
Type: BriefReport#: 192304Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Marshall, Katherine
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) appreciates the WBG’s commitment to elevate and center gender equality across all areas of its work, building from the current strategy, drawing on the lessons learned,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192280Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Myanmar firm monitoring survey (Round 17) was conducted from April 5, 2024, to May 5, 2024, encompassing a nationally representative sample of 500 firms. The survey spanned various areas of Myanmar,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191567Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Government of Rwanda (GoR) is engaged in an ambitious rural road improvement program, to enhance market access and reduce transport costs for people as well as goods. The program will upgrade a share...
Type: BriefReport#: 192663Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
According to the 2023 Gender Equality Index (EIGI) by the European Institute for Gender Equality, which measures gender equality across six dimensions,1 Bulgaria has closed critical gaps in gender equality....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192718Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Monica Robayo ;
Britta Laurin Rude
Multi-sectoral development interventions have intricate design elements and theories of change. These initiatives aim to engage numerous change agents and incentivize them to achieve desired developmental...
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) would like to commend the World Bank Group and especially the World Bank’s Gender Team on the ambition expressed in the WGB Gender...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192279Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The WeProsper coalition welcomes the new Gender Strategy for 2024-2030. They commend the World Bank’s renewed commitment, ambition, and willingness to draw insights from lessons learned to engage differently...
Type: BriefReport#: 192295Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
International Alert is a peacebuilding INGO with offices in 15 countries across the world in conflict affected contexts. We focus on addressing the root causes of conflict from the grassroots to policy...
Type: BriefReport#: 192302Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Governments need sustainable funding to operate effectively, uphold their social contract with citizens, and provide public goods to foster citizens’ well-being and development. When tailored effectively,...
Type: ReportReport#: 192629Date: July 1, 2024Author:
Laurenz Scheunemann ;
Zain Chaudhry ;
Michelle Dugas ;
Zeina Afif ;
Ana Maria Munoz Boudet ;
Renos Vakis
The July Research Newsletter features the topic Charting a Course for Prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lead item is a summary of this month’s featured research, which highlights both recent and ongoing...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 192739Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This flipchart and accompanying facilitator’s field guide is intended to be used by social protection workers, social workers, animators, community volunteers, early childhood caregivers and teachers,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193582Date: July 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Madagascar, classified as having medium debt carrying capacity, is still assessed at moderate risk of external debt distress and moderate risk of overall (external plus domestic) debt distress, unchanged...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 193646Date: June 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has evolved significantly over the past fifteen years. Demand for ICSID’s services has grown in concert with an increase in foreign...
Type: World Bank Annual ReportReport#: 194507Date: June 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
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