Human capital, the sum of a
population’s health, skills, knowledge, and
experience, constitutes a fundamental pillar in the
sustainable development and economic...
Type: ReportReport#: 191769Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Belay,Tekabe Ayalew ;
De Simone,Martin Elias ;
Parajuli,Dilip ;
Okunola,Olumide Olaolu ;
Dahal,Mahesh ;
Ajiboye,Ayodeji Gafar ;
Pradhan,Elina ;
Chugunov,Dmitry ;
Isser,Deborah Hannah ;
Nweje,Ikechukwu John Azubike
Plastic pollution has become an urgent
globalissue (OECD 2022). Policymakers, business leaders,and
communities are advancing solutions toaddress the problem,
but a significant...
Type: ReportReport#: 191757Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Georgia’s water security status
across different water security dimensions (endowment,
sector architecture, performance...
Type: ReportReport#: 191775Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The toolkit complements the Handbook
ofTerritorial and Local Development Strategiesand the
Handbook of Sustainable UrbanDevelopment Strategies
developed bythe Joint...
Type: ReportReport#: 191748Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note analyzes the current state of
digitalization in Armenia for corruption prevention and
provides inputs and recommendations to inform the ongoing
strategic planning...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0003386Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study explores the factors shaping
the aspirations of youths in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria,
specifically focusing on their academic goals; science,
technology,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10816Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Costa,Valentina ;
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo
Energy poverty has gained attention in
the context of increasing energy prices and the recent
energy crisis in Europe. However, measuring energy poverty
and characterizing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10818Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Rude,Britta Laurin ;
Robayo,Monica
The document collection focuses on
various aspects of economic and social development, with a
particular emphasis on youth perspectives and
workforce-related issues....
Type: ReportReport#: 191738Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an
update on key economic developments and policies over the
past six months. It also presents findings from recent World
Bank work...
Type: ReportReport#: 191791Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of the Kyrgyz Republic’s water
security status across different water security dimensions
(endowment, sector architecture,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191780Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Serbia’s current water security
status and drivers of future change intending to highlight
the complex water issues...
Type: ReportReport#: 191782Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper studies the performance
differentials between privately-owned enterprises and
businesses of the state. Businesses of the State (BOS) are
firms with 10 percent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10820Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Sanchez Navarro,Dennis
Using two decades of granular data on
foreign direct investments, this study shows a consistent
global rise in the concentration of cross-border investments
within fewer...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10815Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Ragoussis,Alexandros ;
Rigo,Davide ;
Santoni,Gianluca
Most Mongolian households received
social assistance (Social Welfare) benefits which in 2019
cost 2.1 percent of GDP or about 6.8 percent of the budget.
Such assistance...
Type: ReportReport#: 191739Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents a unified analytical
framework to organize and review the literature on
consumption-based poverty measurement, with a focus on
establishing absolute...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10813Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Amendola,Nicola ;
Mancini,Giulia ;
Vecchi,Giovanni
This report provides a high-level
assessment of Kazakhstan’s water security status
across different water security dimensions (endowment,
sector architecture,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191779Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Water security is defined as
“The availability of an acceptable quantity and
quality of water for health, livelihoods, ecosystems and
production, coupled with...
Type: ReportReport#: 191763Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
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