Over the past decade, under the astute
leadership of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), the
country has made impressive strides in enhancing the health
and well-being...
Type: ReportReport#: 191326Date: June 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(BiH) is primarily driven by three vulnerable groups that
frequently lack both skills and work experience - the
long-term unemployed,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191252Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper analyses the spatial effects
of urban proximity in terms of distance on the patterns of
poverty and livelihoods in the context of rural Zimbabwe. We
find...
Type: ReportReport#: 191237Date: June 14, 2024Author:
Mashura,Shingirirai
This paper analyzes Mongolia's
active labor market policies, social insurance system, and
vocational training programs, focusing on their support for
vulnerable groups....
Type: ReportReport#: 191256Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This document summarizes the main
findings from thefollow-up surveys in Zimbabwe. Business
owners and topmanagers of 960 firms were interviewed between
July2016 and...
Type: ReportReport#: 191282Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection outlines a
comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework for the
year 2022, focusing on various national priority areas and
key results....
Type: ReportReport#: 191307Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
On Wednesday 20 March 2024 the World
Bank, in partnership with the Environmental Management
Agency (EMA), conducted a one-day High-Level Stakeholder
Consultative Workshop...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 191233Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Like other countries in the globe,
Zimbabwe set targets on poverty eradication in a changing
climate yet the implication of climate change on poverty has
not been explored....
This paper analyzes Mongolia's
recent economic growth and job creation trends. Despite
strong average GDP per capita growth (5.4 percent annually
between 2000 and 2019)...
Type: ReportReport#: 191256Date: June 14, 2024Author:
Tudela Pye,Jorge Fernando ;
Merotto,Dino Leonardo
This paper examines the potential
distributional effects of a tax increase on processed and
ultra-processed foods. Using data from the most recent
Brazilian consumption...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10805Date: June 14, 2024Author:
Dantas Pereira Coelho,Bernardo ;
Ivins,Courtney Price ;
Iunes,Roberto F.
This report emphasizes the continuous
critical importance of international trade and integration
in international markets for FNS. The report finds that in
the long...
Type: ReportReport#: 191260Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
Zimbabwe has been in a policy-induced
fragility for over two decades. Lately, it has initiated
talks on arrears clearance and debt restructuring. The
proposed policy...
Type: ReportReport#: 191280Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study assesses gender gaps in the
energy sector in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is based on a series of focus
group discussions...
Type: ReportReport#: 191277Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study attempts to relate the policy
and good practice literature on urban and suburban passenger
rail, much of which originates from high- or middle-income
countries...
Type: ReportReport#: 191169Date: June 13, 2024Author:
Lawrence,Martha B. ;
Cabrillo Losada,Alfonso ;
Moore,Marissa ;
Onginjo, Betty ;
Opiyo,Tom ;
Rebelo,Jorge M. ;
Sambo,Bello Bello
This paper studies the long-run welfare
and productivity effects of transit improvements in the
Greater Amman Municipality. The paper builds a rich
quantitative spatial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10802Date: June 13, 2024Author:
Kleineberg,Tatjana Karina ;
Murray,Sally Beth ;
Tang,Yulu ;
Kaw,Jon Kher
Social norms and childcare
responsibilities often constrain women's mobility and
work. This paper investigates the promise of digitalization
in unlocking the growth...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10803Date: June 13, 2024Author:
Alhorr,Layane
Deployments of fifth generation (5G)
mobile network technologies are taking off globally, with
more than one billion connections reached by the end of
2022. This deployment...
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