Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
are a group of 39 United Nations (UN) member states and 18
dependent territories mostly located in the Caribbean and
Oceania. They...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10787Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Brownbridge,Martin ;
Canagarajah,Roy S.
This Sector Note outlines
sector-specific issues for applying the World Bank Group
(WBG) Paris Alignment (PA) assessment methods to operations
with education sector...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190827Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190852Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
Cambodia has made significant strides in
expanding access to education over the past decade. The
country’s net enrollment rates have increased
steadily, with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190800Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Ly,Sodeth ;
Pynnonen,Lauri Veli Johannes ;
Sondergaard,Lars M. ;
Katwal,Saurav ;
Hill,Samuel Christopher ;
Tong,Kimsun ;
Hayati,Fayavar ;
Fukao,Tsuyoshi ;
Fata No ;
Phim,Runsinarith
The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190852Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
This short note is based on a survey
conducted in one of the largest microwork platforms and
supplemented by data scraping from the same platform. Using
descriptive...
Type: ReportReport#: 190796Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Nigatu,Natnael Simachew ;
Iacob,Nadina Alexandra ;
Datta,Namita
This report provides insights on the
challenges faced by Mozambique’s aquaculture
sector, with a particular focus on Southern Mozambique, and
proposes actions...
Type: ReportReport#: 190851Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
From July to October of 2021, the World
Bank funded the production of three TV and radio jingles, as
well as airtime to broadcast them over the Summer, across
all regions...
Type: BriefReport#: 190788Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
Government subsidies have emerged as a
flashpoint in the geopolitical tensions that threaten to
undermine the global rules-based trading system. Subsidies
are among...
Type: ReportReport#: 190785Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Signoret,Jose E.
The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding
how stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides
the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 190852Date: June 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
Casual observation suggests that
intra-national trade costs remain high in low- and
middle-income countries. Precisely estimating them is
crucial for guiding policies...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10789Date: June 3, 2024Author:
de Astarloa,Bernardo Díaz ;
Pkhikidze,Nino
The Covid-19 pandemic, followed by
financial tightening due inflationary pressure, has raised
public debt in developing economies as governments grapple
with public...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10786Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Islam,Asif Mohammed ;
Nguyen,Ha
This paper explores the role that a
country’s political economy, civil society
organizations, and women’s rights groups play in
advancing legal gender...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10788Date: June 3, 2024Author:
Behr,Daniela Monika ;
Perrint,Caroline ;
Hyland,Marie Caitriona ;
Trumbic,Tea
The Philippines Economic Update (PEU)
summarizes key economic and social developments, important
policy changes, and the evolution of external conditions
over the past...
Type: ReportReport#: 190826Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Zambia needs to increase productivity
and accelerate economic transformation to achieve sustained
and inclusive growth. Zambia’s debt resolution
and ongoing reforms...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 190559Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Pijuan Sala,Albert ;
Tudela Pye,Jorge Fernando ;
Eliste,Paavo
This report was prepared by the Ghana
Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) team to shed light
on the prevalence and risks of child labor in Ghana and
provide a...
Type: ReportReport#: 190751Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Nordenmark Severinsson,Anna Kristina Elisabet ;
Okereke,Nneka
This report presents the findings of a
study to analyze Guinea-Bissau’s HCI indicators
and itshuman capital policies across three
sectors— health, education,...
Type: ReportReport#: 190747Date: May 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Africa’s labor market
realities underline the need for a focus on short term
results for jobs now alongside long-term foundational
investments that produce results...
Type: BriefReport#: 190760Date: May 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
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