This paper proposes a novel empirical
methodology to reveal factors associated with foreign direct
investment decisions and export success at the industry
level. Faced...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9901Date: January 13, 2022Author:
Maur,Jean-Christophe ;
Nedeljkovic,Milan ;
Von Uexkull,Jan Erik
The Twenty-sixth United Nations Climate
Change Conference (COP26) was held in early November 2021 in
Glasgow, Scotland, at which Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Phạm
Minh...
Type: ReportReport#: 167894Date: January 12, 2022Author:
Madani,Dorsati H. ;
Morisset,Jacques ;
Nguyen,Hoang The
The World Bank Group completed the trade
and gender study in the Papua New Guinea to identify the
specific challenges that men and women face in cross-border
trade and...
The World Bank Group completed the trade
and gender study in the Timor-Leste to identify the specific
challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and
determine...
Gender equality is central to the World
Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and
increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Gender
inequality...
The World Bank Group completed the trade
and gender study in the Philippines to identify the specific
challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and
determine...
Type: ReportReport#: 167754Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Warren,Heidi Stensland ;
Yang,Aileen Duong ;
Galang,Roberto Martin Nolan ;
Ochieng,Zachary Ochola ;
Raziyeva,Mariyam
This paper presents a novel framework to
estimate the elasticity between nighttime lights and
quarterly economic activity. The relationship is identified
by accounting...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9893Date: January 6, 2022Author:
Beyer,Robert Carl Michael ;
Hu,Yingyao ;
Yao,Jiaxiong
How did the US-China trade war affect
global trade? Surprisingly, exports of products taxed by US
or China increased from “bystander”
countries to the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9894Date: January 6, 2022Author:
Fajgelbaum,Pablo David ;
Goldberg,Pinelopi Koujianou ;
Kennedy,Patrick ;
Khandelwal,Amit Kumar ;
Taglioni,Daria
Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women
Traders and Freight Forwarders in Samoa The World Bank Group
completed the Trade and Gender Study in the Samoa to
identify the...
Typhoon Odette devastated Central
Philippines in late December, resulting in damages in
infrastructure and agriculture, and disruption in
vaccination efforts. COVID-19...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167970Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Chua,Kevin C. ;
Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia ;
Lazaro,Karen ;
Santos,Eduard Renzo ;
Garces,Ludigil Laborte ;
Song,Jiyoung ;
Endo,Isaku ;
Qian,Rong ;
Moller,Lars Christian
Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women
Traders and Freight Forwarders in Vanuatu The World Bank
Group completed the Trade and Gender Study in the Vanuatu to
identify...
This is the first of three Debt Reports
for 2022 to be published online over the course of the year
to provide users with data and analysis on external and
public debt...
Greater data flows facilitated by the
proliferation of broadband connectivity can serve as a
driver for economic recovery and long-term growth of the
private sector,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168130Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Srinivasan,Sharada
Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women
Traders and Freight Forwarders in Fiji The World Bank Group
completed the Trade and Gender Study in the Fiji to identify
the...
This Toolkit is aimed primarily at
policy makers, financial institutions, and enterprises. It
examines different types of corporate restructuring
procedures on the basis...
Type: ReportReport#: 167906Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Menezes,Antonia Preciosa ;
Brodie,Simon James ;
Gropper,Akvile ;
Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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