On October 5, 2018, 10 years after the
powerful earthquake that struck the mountains of central
Asia and took the lives of many, the Kyrgyz Republic
commemorated its...
The Country Opinion Survey in Uganda
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Uganda perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: ReportReport#: 143197Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Lebanon's macro-financial
conditions are currently under heavy scrutiny as the country
faces increasing challenges. The risk profile for Lebanon is
rising sharply in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131463Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Harake,Wissam ;
Hamadeh,Nada ;
Kostopoulos,Christos ;
Carey,Kevin ;
Mobarek,Sameh I. ;
Ziade,Mona
This report provides an overview of
findings from the baseline survey on remittance1
beneficiaries financial behaviors, conducted in Eastern
Europe and Central Asia....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131455Date: October 1, 2018
This note provides a rapid,
forward-looking analysis of countries’ share of the global
private sector. By using technology-enabled Unicorns as a
leading indicator of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131210Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Mulas,Victor
Poverty and vulnerability to shocks are
widespread in Nepal. Nepal is highly vulnerable to
substantial natural hazards, including earthquakes, floods,
drought, and landslides....
This report describes the methods and
data used to carry out the different analyses for the
natural hazard and risk assessment undertaken for each of
the three cities...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130797Date: September 27, 2018
The fact that tens of millions of people
are at risk of starving to death is a tragedy. And in the
21st century, the fact that we haven’t ended famine is a
collective...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 132883Date: September 23, 2018Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
Governments now have access to a large
and growing range of financing instruments for
rapidlymobilizing funds in the aftermath of a disaster.
Instruments like reserve...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129987Date: September 18, 2018Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik
The September newsletter focuses on
international trade. Better data and new experimental
evidence are providing a deeper understanding of the
behavior of exporters...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 137155Date: September 1, 2018
This report focuses on conflict in North
East, North Central, and South South Nigeria. Each of these
three geopolitical zones has a unique history and context of
conflict....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130198Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Azad,M Abul Kalam ;
Crawford,Emily Elizabeth ;
Kaila,Heidi Kristiina
As a global trade platform linking
emerging market banks with international banks,
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has supported
emerging market trade through...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131400Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Toyoda,Makiko ;
Starnes,Susan K. ;
Heffernan,Robert Paul ;
Ersel,Zeynep ;
Timofti,Alexei ;
Mohamed,Ahmed Hanaa Eldin ;
Rashid,Malik Mahbubur
This analytical work assesses the
Armenian Service for Hydrometeorology (AHS) based on the
usercommunity needs. The analysis identifies gaps and
challenges in producing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134019Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Md Kootval,Haleh Kootval ;
Schumann,Andreas H. ;
Tsirkunov,Vladimir V. ;
Kull,Daniel Werner ;
Mirzoyan,Nora ;
Dube,Tafadzwa Irvine
Expanding access to quality and
affordable healthcare is a central element to eliminating
extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. The World
Bank Group has a...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131399Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Casanova,Ann Marie ;
Dalton,Charles William ;
Kandri,Salah-Eddine ;
Mccahan,Christopher M. ;
Sterlin,Elena J.
This operational manual describes the
process for planning and implementing performance-based
contracts (PBCs) for nonrevenue water (NRW) reduction. An
NRW-PBC is a...
Report#: 130050Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Kingdom, Bill ;
Sy,Jemima T. ;
Soppe,Gerhardus Nicolaas Albertus
With climate change, the frequency and
intensity of extreme events is expected to increase and
negatively impact the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable
communities...
Type: ReportReport#: 150467Date: August 27, 2018Author:
Lazo,Jeffrey K.
The present report provides a cryosphere
perspective on Bhutan’s water resources, monitoring needs,
and climate services. Main concerns are with glaciers, snow,
permafrost,...
Type: ReportReport#: 133253Date: August 25, 2018Author:
Pillai,Poonam
This paper tests for financial
constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income
country. In an experimental setup, unconditional cash grants
are allocated...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8563Date: August 21, 2018Author:
Andrabi,Tahir ;
Das,Jishnu ;
Khwaja,Asim Ijaz ;
Ozyurt,Selcuk ;
Singh,Niharika
This note assesses the Indonesian
government’s changes to the 2018 budget allocations as
presented in the 2018 outlook, and highlights the key
features of the 2019 budget.
Type: Working PaperReport#: 144184Date: August 16, 2018
The Country Opinion Survey in Indonesia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Indonesia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: ReportReport#: 143176Date: August 1, 2018Author:
Felzer,Sharon
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