The Country Opinion Survey in Guinea-Bissau assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better
understanding how stakeholders in Guinea-Bissau perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with
systematic feedback...
Type: ReportReport#: 192859Date: August 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Building Regulatory Capacity Assessment (BRCA) is a methodology to help countries, and cities assess their building and land use regulatory framework and identify opportunities for priority reforms...
Type: ReportReport#: 192717Date: August 2, 2024Author:
Keiko Sakoda ;
Ana Campos Garcia
In recent years, South Asia has been beset with an unprecedented combination of negative shocks. In Sri Lanka, an economic crisis on the heels of COVID-19 pushed approximately 3 million people into poverty....
Type: ReportReport#: 192456Date: August 2, 2024Author:
Rene Antonio Leon Solano ;
Jumana Jamal Subhi Alaref ;
Dorfman,Mark Charles ;
Zaineb Majoka ;
Mostafa Amir Sabbih ;
Mata Lorenzo,Elizabeth
Critical gaps persist in providers’ clinical knowledge in management of depression and emergency intrapartum cases. Providers already have a high workload and are further stretched by authorized/ official...
Type: BriefReport#: 192837Date: August 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Ethiopia, with its long history of hosting refugees, is grappling with the complex challenges of accommodating close to one million refugees and asylum seekers. While Ethiopia has adopted progressive refugee...
Type: ReportReport#: 190174Date: August 2, 2024Author:
Christina Wieser ;
Wondimagegn Mesfin Tesfaye ;
Fikirte Girmachew Abeje ;
Jeremy Aaron Lebow ;
Manex Bule Yonis
This policy note presents the salient features and lessons learned from implementing food assistance programs globally. It aims to inform key stakeholders and policy makers on this critical form of social...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 192433Date: August 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program that provides cash to beneficiary households subject to their compliance with program conditionalities. Through...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 192434Date: August 2, 2024Author:
Gudmalin, Camilo ;
Yoonyoung Cho ;
Ruth Rodriguez ;
Laarni Revilla
A well-defined building regulatory framework and comprehensive land-use planning and building controls and standards are the basis for safe, accessible, appropriate, and durable development. Recognizing...
Type: ReportReport#: 192658Date: August 2, 2024Author:
Robert Reid ;
Keiko Sakoda ;
Linus Pott ;
Bindu Brewer
The Enhancing Access to Benefits while Lowering Emissions (EnABLE) Quarterly Newsletter provides the latest updates from the EnABLE Trust Fund, and related work on social inclusion and gender equity. This...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 192853Date: August 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Middle-income countries are in a race against time. Many of them have done well since the 1990s to escape low-income levels and eradicate extreme poverty, leading to the perception that the last three...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 192949Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
International migration plays a crucial role in providing employment and income opportunities for workers from Central Asia and the Kyrgyz Republic. Since the 2000s, migration has become a vital source...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 196830Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Laurent Loic Yves Bossavie ;
Bossavie, Laurent
Labour migration has become a pivotal topic in economic and social development, impacting both countries of origin and destination. When managed effectively, labour migration can serve as a powerful tool...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 196827Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Schweitzer, Julian ;
Dausendschön, Alina ;
Vélez, Lucía F. Mesa ;
Jütersonke, Oliver
The aim of this note is to help stakeholders optimize their decision-making on when, where, and how to use debt-for-development swaps (debt swaps), ensuring they bring the intended benefits to all parties...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192886Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Tanzania is seeking US100 million dollars in support from the IDA CRW PLUS (CRW+) to respond to landslides, floods and Cyclone Hidaya disasters caused by El-Niño. The El-Niño phenomenon led to above average...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192836Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. IFC help developing countries achieve...
Type: BriefReport#: 192815Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Middle-income countries are in a race against time. Many of them have done well since the 1990s to escape low-income levels and eradicate extreme poverty, leading to the perception that the last three...
Type: BriefReport#: 192949Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The public procurement function plays a key role in meeting the European Union’s (EU) strategic goal of becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world and securing the benefits...
Type: ReportReport#: 193620Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The public procurement function plays a key role in meeting the strategic goal of the European Union (EU) to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world and to secure the...
Type: ReportReport#: 193621Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study examines the medical, economic, and social costs– to individuals, families, communities, and societies of people becoming permanently disabled in road traffic accidents The World Health Organization’s...
Type: ReportReport#: 193554Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo ;
Deepti Samant Raja ;
Groce, Nora ;
Mont, Daniel ;
Hanass-Hancock, Jill ;
Pinilla-Roncancio, Monica ;
Chatukuta, Mitchel
There is an urgent need for addressing the water security related challenges in Azerbaijan given the increasing water scarcity, mainly due to high dependence on transboundary water sources. The water scarcity...
Type: ReportReport#: 193150Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Smita Misra
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