Mbeubeuss, West Africa’s largest dumpsite, receives 3,500 tons of waste daily from the Dakar urban area and hosts approximately 1,880 informal recyclers. Over the years, it has become a significant source...
Type: BriefReport#: 194457Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the landscape of higher education (HE), presenting both opportunities and challenges. This paper discusses the results of focus group...
Type: BriefReport#: 194458Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Cristobal Cobo ;
Alberto Munoz Najar Luque ;
Bertrand Momo
Poor transport infrastructure represents an important constraint for nationwide development.
Rural populations which are poorly connected to urban hubs face limited access to competitive
markets, basic...
Type: ReportReport#: 194462Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report concerns startups and supporting organizations in Romania. It contains an assessment and recommendations to improve functionality and effectiveness of intermediary institutions, as part of...
Type: ReportReport#: 195621Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Public debt is assessed to be sustainable, with the assessment being finely balanced and hinging on prompt resolution of fiscal uncertainties, successful and timely delivery of the multi-year fiscal consolidation...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194569Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Madagascar has been hit hard by successive years of severe drought that have resulted in failed harvests, in turn resulting in the lack of food and seeds required to renew local food stocks. While the...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194888Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The 2024 Annual Report of the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP) has five sections. The first section explores the significant achievements of the KCP in 2024, including selected partnership engagements....
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 194459Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Most forward-looking indicators and a strong labor market suggest near-term expansion although manufacturing exports weakened. Sustained disinflation has allowed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 194455Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This learning brief aims to synthesize key learnings on social norms from activities supported by the RSR-ADSP Gender Window. It is based on a review of knowledge products addressing social norms, either...
This paper develops a tractable general equilibrium model to quantify the aggregate productivity gains from adjusting the public sector premium and the size of the public sector to their optimal levels....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10963Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Jesica Torres Coronado ;
Parro,Francisco
Despite exceptional natural capital, Madagascar is amongst the poorest and most exposed to hazards and impacts of climate change including extreme weather events. One-quarter of Madagascar’s population,...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194888Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The RSR-ADSP Gender Window grants have supported pioneering and innovative
evidence-generation activities in this area, as found through this review of knowledge products—including an e-learning course,...
The objective of this report is to present a comprehensive review of the activities funded under
the RSR-ADSP Gender Window. Specifically, it aims to synthesize the key thematic learnings from the analytical...
The development objective of Tax Administration Reform Project for Uzbekistan is increasing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the tax department and the level of voluntary compliance with...
Type: ReportReport#: 195560Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
About 1.2 billion people - one in five people in the world – are at high risk from climate-related hazards, but much can be done to make people, business, communities, and countries more resilient. The...
Type: ReportReport#: 194400Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Jia Li ;
Esther G. Naikal ;
Thomas Michael Kerr ;
Stephane Hallegatte
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 195036Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The objective of this study was to analyze the reasons for delays in procurement and contract execution of infrastructure projects. It analyzes available data from three different sources: Tender data...
Type: ReportReport#: 192190Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Senegal, despite the existence of legal provisions and international commitments aimed at promoting gender equality in land rights, women continue to face significant challenges in accessing and controlling...
Type: PublicationReport#: 194454Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
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