Administrative divisions extend beyond
mere map boundaries as they significantly impact
people's lives, influencing the availability and
quality of public goods such...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0003358Date: March 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Citizen engagement is critical to
achieving an effective devolution process. The success of
devolution in delivering good quality services in Kenya is
inextricably linked...
Type: ReportReport#: 189899Date: March 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Argentina’s agrifood sector
drives both prosperity and crisis. While agrifood generates
essential foreign currency earnings, tax revenue and
employment, the sector’s...
Type: ReportReport#: 188862Date: March 31, 2024Author:
Weiss,Eli ;
Gaskell,Joanne Catherine ;
Barbenza,Ezequiel Guillermo ;
Benjamin,Mcdonald P. ;
Folgar,Julian ;
Herrera,Pablo Francisco ;
Janssen,Wilhelmus Gerardus ;
Lachman,Jeremias ;
Lizzi, José Miguel ;
Marin Gomez,Alejandra ;
Nash,John D. ;
Regúnaga, Marcelo ;
Tejeda, Agustín ;
Vassallo, Mercedes
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impose
an increasingly heavy health and economic burden on low- and
middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Bank’s
investments...
Type: ReportReport#: 188793Date: March 31, 2024Author:
Chan,Benjamin Tien Bun ;
Wahnschafft,Simone Lydia ;
Xu,Meng Meng
This EFI Insight distills critical
insights from the implementation of Beneficial Ownership
Registers (BORs) in Nigeria, North Macedonia, Kenya, and the
United Kingdom....
Type: ReportReport#: 189625Date: March 31, 2024Author:
Hartmann,Johannes Till
This study compares Korea’s
successful diversification experience with Viet
Nam’s recent diversification path to identify how
the latter country could...
Rapid technological change, which is
transforming how electricity networks are used, requires
corresponding changes to network tariffs. Technological
advances and associated...
Type: ReportReport#: 188764Date: March 29, 2024Author:
World Bank
The report is structured as follows.
Chapter 1 discusses the labor market constraints facing
different segments of the working-age population, which can
inform how to...
The Chinese government has a
long-standing commitment to business environment and digital
government reforms. China’s online
government-to-business (G2B) services...
Type: ReportReport#: 188729Date: March 28, 2024Author:
Wei,Wenting
The document collection focuses on
strategies to enhance the competitiveness of micro, small,
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through cluster support. It
also delves...
Type: ReportReport#: 188712Date: March 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection focuses on the
assessment of public financial management in the health
sector, as well as providing audit recommendations for
improving financial...
Type: ReportReport#: 188720Date: March 27, 2024Author:
Chakraborty,Ranjit Kumar
Health taxes are excise taxes imposed on
products that have a negative public health impact. Excise
taxation is one of the most cost-effective policy measures
to reduce...
Type: ReportReport#: 187950Date: March 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection focuses on the
challenges of increasing catastrophic health spending and
the trends in global health service coverage. It discusses
the rising...
Type: ReportReport#: 188715Date: March 27, 2024Author:
Neelsen,Sven
PPI investments in developing countries
have remained relatively low since the sharp decline which
occurred between 2011-12, with the lowest dip experienced
during the...
Type: ReportReport#: 188723Date: March 27, 2024Author:
Foster,Vivien ;
Ngulube,Mumba
The report is structured around four
chapters and begins by offering a comprehensive overview of
the region's climate and disaster risk profile in
Chapter 1. This is...
Type: ReportReport#: 188679Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Tisei,Francesco ;
Ed,Malin Linnea Sofia
Reducing outdoor air pollution can be
achieved by strengthening air quality monitoring and
regulating traffic and industrial emissions. Advancing
existing initiatives...
Type: ReportReport#: 188676Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Baquie,Sandra ;
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Du,Xinming ;
Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan ;
Nozaki,Natsuko Kiso
With an accessible and attractive
coastline of untouched natural splendor, Adriatic Croatia is
a strategic driver of national economic development. It
boasts rich cultural...
Type: ReportReport#: 188632Date: March 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection explores the
challenges and opportunities within various agricultural
sub-sectors, highlighting the complexities and potential for
growth in...
Type: ReportReport#: 188656Date: March 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
From Sun to Roof to Grid: The Economics
and Policy of Distributed Photovoltaicsexplores the
benefits, challenges, and risks of DPV, with special
attention to theeconomics...
Type: ReportReport#: 188637Date: March 25, 2024Author:
ESMAP
The Global Flaring and Methane Reduction
partnership (GFMR) is a public-private partnership that was
formed in 2002 (as the Global Gas Flaring Reduction
Partnership...
Type: ReportReport#: 188634Date: March 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
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