Despite strong economic growth over the
last three decades, Bulgaria has not achieved a transition
from a factor-driven economy to an innovation-driven
economy. There...
Agriculture and food systems in Latin
America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) are rightfully
recognized as among the most successful on the planet: they
have fed a fast-growing...
Type: ReportReport#: 149532Date: November 1, 2020Author:
Morris,Michael ;
Sebastian,Ashwini Rekha ;
Perego,Viviana Maria Eugenia ;
Nash,John D. ;
Diaz-Bonilla,Eugenio ;
Pineiro,Valeria ;
Laborde,David ;
Chambers,Thomas Timothy ;
Prabhala,Pradeep ;
Arias,Joaquin ;
De Salvo,Carmine Paolo ;
Centurion,Miriam Elizabeth
Advancing gender equality and empowering
women and girls is critically important for realizing the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 13, which focuses
on combating...
This guidance note is designed to help
task teams integrate climate change considerations into HNP
lending operations. The overall aim is to contribute to the
WBG objective...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 166793Date: November 1, 2020
The higher-level purpose of this study
is to provide information to be used to raise the ambition
of Georgia’s nationally determined contribution (NDCs) and
to consider...
In Seychelles, coral reefs are a first
line of defense against coastal flooding and erosion. Coral
reefs also provide other important benefits for tourism,
fishing,...
Type: ReportReport#: 154487Date: November 1, 2020Author:
BMT Commercial Australia Pty Ltd. ;
Jongman,Brenden [editor] ;
Van Zanten,Boris Ton [editor] ;
Reguero,Borja G. [editor] ;
Goizueta,Gonzalo G. [editor]
The World Bank’s Strategic Impact
Evaluation Fund supported a randomized controlled trial from
2015-2018 to assess the extent to which subsidized
microloans can enable...
The following is a Guidance Tool on
climate adaptation and mitigation interventions which can be
incorporated into project/program designs of HNP operations,
and which...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 166794Date: November 1, 2020
This study analyzes responses to past
natural disasters in four countries in South Asia -
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. Of 178 hazardous
events reported in...
Type: ReportReport#: 155969Date: November 1, 2020Author:
Mohammed-Roberts,Rianna L. ;
Ajumobi,Oluwayemisi Busola ;
Guzman Escobar,Armando Eduardo
Serbia has continually developed its
Public Investment Management (PIM) framework for the past
several years. In July 2019, the Government of Serbia (GoS)
adopted a...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161345Date: November 1, 2020
Effective action on resilience and
climate change adaptation can be a complex task – requiring
coordinated efforts from the highest levels of government to
individual...
Type: ReportReport#: 154414Date: November 1, 2020Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rozenberg,Julie
Industrial activity creates jobs,
catalyzes investments and innovation, and raises standards
of living in many countries. As climate change, and natural
disasters intensify,...
A review of Independent Evaluation Group
(IEG) evaluations identifies that the performance of World
Bank interventions operating in contexts of migration can be
enhanced...
Entrepreneurs in Myanmar face many
challenges to starting and operating a business. As is the
experience globally, women often experience these challenges
to a greater...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9451Date: October 26, 2020Author:
Dall'Aglio,Chiara ;
Hayati,Fayavar ;
Lee,David James
From the outset, PROBLUE was established
with a view toward transforming the way the World Bank helps
its client countries develop their oceanic economic sectors:
“sustainably,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 153834Date: October 22, 2020
The water supply and sanitation sector
remains heavily subsidized around the world. Yet, the
accounting of water supply and sanitation subsidies globally
has proved...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9448Date: October 21, 2020Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Espineira,Gonzalo ;
Joseph,George ;
Sember,German Eduardo ;
Thibert,Michael David
Flooding is among the most prevalent
natural hazards affecting people around the world. This
study provides a global estimate of the number of people who
face the risk...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9447Date: October 21, 2020Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Salhab,Melda
This is a statement by The Honourable
Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Finance, at the 102nd meeting of the Development Committee
held on October...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 153744Date: October 16, 2020
This is a statement by H.E. Gernot
Blümel, Minister of Finance, at the 102nd meeting of the
Development Committee held on October 16, 2020. The economic
outlook and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 153751Date: October 16, 2020
Previous Poverty and Shared Prosperity
Reports have conveyed the difficult message that the world
is not on track to meet the global goal of reducing extreme
poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: 153584Date: October 7, 2020Author:
Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres ;
Cojocaru,Alexandru ;
Howton,Elizabeth Louise Amorim ;
Lakner,Christoph ;
Nguyen,Minh Cong ;
Schoch,Marta ;
Yang,Judy ;
Yonzan,Nishant
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