A wide range of organizations operate at
the interface between the demand for (e.g. water agencies or
service providers) and the supply of finance (e.g. financing
institutions...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 190522Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Anne Lardoux de Pazzis ;
Amandine Muret
This study examines the impact of farm
input subsidies, food and cash transfers, and irrigation
investments on the dietary diversity, food consumption
scores, and coping...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10778Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Matita,Mirriam ;
Zingwe,David ;
Dizon,Felipe Jr Fadullon
The importance of data in the economy is
exponentially growing. Although the amount of data generated
and analyzed in the economy has always grown, the recent
growth...
Type: ReportReport#: 190416Date: May 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ updated calendar for the period
from May to July 2024, specifying the Boards’
engagements, such as meetings...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 190427Date: May 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper develops measures of the
diffusion of a comprehensive range of low-carbon
technologies in 35 countries from 2019 to 2022 using text
analysis of job postings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10777Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Bastos,Paulo S. R. ;
Greenspon,Jacob Neil ;
Stapleton,Katherine Anne ;
Taglioni,Daria
This technical background paper explores
the effectiveness of competition policy enforcement in the
digital markets in Africa along several dimensions,
including anticompetitive...
Type: ReportReport#: 190409Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Gonçalo Coelho
This technical background paper provides
an overview of data governance frameworks in Africa and
explores links with public trust and an enabling environment
for greater...
Type: ReportReport#: 190414Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Rong Chen ;
Daza Jaller,Lillyana Sophia ;
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla
While digital technologies offer
enormous benefits to the economy and society, they also
expose citizens, firms, and markets to risks. This report
focuses on understanding...
Type: ReportReport#: 190415Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla ;
Stinshoff,Clara Alexandra ;
Niesten,Hannelore Maria L. ;
Pop,Georgiana ;
Rong Chen ;
Gonçalo Coelho
This technical background paper
evaluates the progress of African nations in establishing
effective fiscal frameworks for digital infrastructure
across the continent....
Type: ReportReport#: 190413Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Niesten,Hannelore Maria L. ;
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla
This technical background paper delves
into the role and importance of state-owned enterprises
(SOEs) within Africa's digital economy, along with the
potential risks...
Type: ReportReport#: 190411Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Connon,Davida Louise
This technical background paper provides
insights on entry points for competition authorities in
Africa to increase competition advocacy activities to
improve the conditions...
Type: ReportReport#: 190410Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Connon,Davida Louise
This technical background paper sheds
light on the corporate governance challenges faced by
enterprises with national state shareholdings, specifically
State-owned and...
Type: ReportReport#: 190412Date: May 19, 2024Author:
Jaupart,Pascal Jean Edouard ;
Begazo Gomez,Tania Priscilla
The Country Opinion Survey in Somalia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Somalia perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190371Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note proposes strategic directions
for IDA21, aiming to seek agreement on the proposed
overarching theme and focus areas for IDA21. The following
sections highlight...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 190407Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Somalia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Somalia perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190371Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
The past decade has witnessed a rapid
increase in data leaks from tax havens, spanning from the
Luxembourg Leaks to revelations in the Panama and Pandora
Papers. While...
Type: ReportReport#: 190403Date: May 17, 2024Author:
Bachas,Pierre Jean ;
Collin,Matthew Edward ;
Flores Ibarra,Roxana Tatiana ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago ;
Lyu,Hao
This report uses administrative tax data
on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of
integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax
exemptions...
Type: ReportReport#: 190404Date: May 17, 2024Author:
Bermudez Sanchez,Jose Carlo ;
Flores Ibarra,Roxana Tatiana ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
This report provides an assessment of
Equatorial Guinea’s digital economy, as part
ofthe World Bank’s Digital Economy for Africa
(DE4A) initiative. Prepared...
Type: ReportReport#: 190405Date: May 17, 2024Author:
World Bank
In 1997, thousands of people gathered in
Marrakesh, Morocco, for the first World Water Forum to
address an urgent problem: the global water crisis. The
meeting resulted...
Type: ReportReport#: 190289Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Zhang,Fan ;
Borja-Vega,Christian
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