Argentina’s population and economic
activity is highly concentrated in few places, similar to
global trends. But unlike countries like South Korea, the
concentration...
Bangladesh achieved its millennium
development goals targets of halving the population without
access to improved drinking water sources three years ahead
of time and...
Type: BriefReport#: 152942Date: September 14, 2020
Cities in Bangladesh, especially the
capital Dhaka, are characterized by rapid population growth
which leads to deficit in infrastructures and service
deliveries resulting...
Type: BriefReport#: 152944Date: September 14, 2020
This report aims to increase awareness
of effective ways to reduce emissions in the transport
sector by outlining the planning, implementation, and
management of electric...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001853Date: September 11, 2020
Thousands of scenarios are used to
provide updated estimates for the impacts of climate change
on extreme poverty in 2030. The range of the number of
people falling...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9417Date: September 1, 2020Author:
Jafino,Bramka Arga ;
Walsh,Brian James ;
Rozenberg,Julie ;
Hallegatte,Stephane
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the
Ethiopian economy, a major concern is that the pre-existing
gendered challenges facing women entrepreneurs, in access to
capital...
More than 1 billion people worldwide, or
15 percent of the global population, have some form of
disability, with higher rates in low-income countries. This
number is...
Type: BriefReport#: 152554Date: September 1, 2020Author:
Ghosh Moulik,Soma ;
Koyama,Ayumi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is
currently implementing the Gazetted Forests Participatory
Management Project for REDD+, with the objective of
improving the carbon...
Many water bodies are contaminated,
affecting public health, increasing the costs to treating
water for drinking purpose, and reducing potential use for
other sectors...
Type: ReportReport#: 161364Date: September 1, 2020
Climate threatens development progress
in MNA. Last two years show warmest global temperatures on
record. Achieving climate mainstreaming across policies,
programs and...
MDBs (AfDB, ADB, EBRD, EIB, IDB and WBG)
track and report climate finance based on a harmonized
methodology for climate mitigation and adaptation since
2012. Climate...
Type: ReportReport#: 152230Date: August 27, 2020Author:
Sieghart,Lia Carol ;
Al-Naber,Helena Munir Freih ;
Abbas,Syed Adeel ;
Clement,Viviane Wei Chen
International Finance Corporation
(IFC’s) banking on women business provides financing and
expertise to emerging market financial institutions to
expand financial services...
Type: BriefReport#: 151746Date: August 13, 2020Author:
Schnabel,Jessica A. ;
Mcnally,John Philip
This paper evaluates the impact of two
export finance support schemes, the Export Finance Scheme
and the Long-Term Finance Facility for Plant & Machinery
on firm-level...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9362Date: August 13, 2020Author:
Defever,Fabrice Fernand ;
Riano,Alejandro ;
Varela,Gonzalo J.
This El Salvador country forest note
(CFN) presents a forward-looking business case for the World
Bank to invest in forest management, conservation, and
restoration...
Type: ReportReport#: 155329Date: August 10, 2020Author:
Szott,Lawrence Thomas ;
Obando,German ;
Solano,Gustavo ;
Rivera,Rene
Risk-based approaches including projects
to introduce risk-based capital (RBC) have been identified
as an imperative to enhance insurance market development. To
develop,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151433Date: August 5, 2020Author:
Ghimire,Kumud ;
Thorburn,Craig W.
This paper provides a high-level
assessment of Vietnam's sea dike system and its
prescribed dike safety standards. The assessment estimates
that 65 percent of the sea...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9351Date: August 5, 2020Author:
van Ledden,Mathijs ;
Tung,Tran Thanh ;
Nguyen,Dzung Huy ;
Nguyen,Long Thanh
The objective of this report is to
explore innovative financing instruments and approaches for
catalyzing private sector financing to fill the
climate-smart investment...
Type: ReportReport#: 151393Date: August 3, 2020Author:
Carter,Lauren ;
Boukerche,Sandrine
Green Delta Insurance Company (GDIC), a
private non-life insurer in Bangladesh, was founded as a
public limited company in December 1985. In 2013, GDIC
became the first...
Type: BriefReport#: 157061Date: August 1, 2020Author:
Sherchan,Prapti ;
Ebrahimi,Sarah Anne ;
Diop,Fatim
The private sector of a country is
crucial to its economic growth and prosperity. This is
particularly true of developing countries as the vast
majority of formal and...
Type: BriefReport#: 154784Date: August 1, 2020Author:
Dall'Aglio,Chiara ;
Hayati,Fayavar ;
Lee,David James
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