Rapid urbanization and urban population
growth are placing increasing pressure on the transport
systems of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) cities. In response,
major cities...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0002278Date: June 16, 2021Author:
Fan,Hongye ;
Beukes,Edward Andrew ;
Neves,Philippe ;
Jia,Wenyu ;
Sheng,Xuanyi ;
Daza,Tatiana S.
This paper estimates the impacts of
regulating the use of sanitary and phytosanitary and
technical barriers to trade measures through preferential
trade agreements on...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9700Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Lefebvre,Kevin Jean-Rene ;
Rocha,Nadia
This document is one of a series of
briefs produced by the World Bank South Sudan health team
that examine health service monitoring in South Sudan. These
briefs are...
Type: BriefReport#: 160351Date: June 14, 2021Author:
Mohamed Abdalla,Moustafa Mohamed Elsayed
Informal jobs are often bad jobs,
unproductive, poorly paid, risky, and unprotected. Informal
firms perform poorly than their formal counterparts in terms
of firm productivity,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160352Date: June 13, 2021Author:
Rahman,Aminur ;
Wes,Marina ;
Pesme,Jean Denis ;
Carey,Kevin ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G. ;
Ardic Alper,Oya Pinar
The early COVID-19 pandemic literature
focused on the conflict between lives and livelihoods. But
cross-country evidence reveals that across countries high
mortality...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9696Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Islamaj,Ergys ;
Le,Duong Trung ;
Mattoo,Aaditya
The Finance, Competitiveness and
Innovation Global Practice of the World Bank Group (WBG)
aims to help countries build financial systems that are
deep, diversified,...
Type: ReportReport#: 160286Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Casal,Julian
This assessment tool accompanies the
"Enhancing Financial Sustainability and Commercial
Viability of BRTs in Sub-Saharan African (SSA)" report.
The report provides the...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents less
than two percent of global production and less than three
percent of global trade, with the corollary of hosting half
of the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160173Date: June 9, 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic of 2020,
many COVID-19 (coronavirus) hot spots in Saudi Arabia were
associated with residences for low income migrant workers.
Public...
Type: ReportReport#: 161047Date: June 8, 2021Author:
Ranghieri,Federica ;
Owen,Emily Margaret ;
Franzese,Pasquale ;
Al Hoothy,Najlaa ;
Eltinay,Dr. Nuha Mohamed Omer ;
Polat,Elif Nisa ;
Kahla,Manal M A ;
Oksuz,Duru ;
Friaa,Jaafar Sadok ;
Abousleiman,Issam A.
Considering that about 15 percent of
global gross domestic product flows through public
procurement systems, the lack of systematic evidence on what
works in this field...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9690Date: June 8, 2021Author:
Fazekas,Mihály ;
Blum,Jurgen Rene
Containing rapidly growing health care
costs in the Latin American and the Caribbean region,
especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, requires an in-depth
analysis of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9689Date: June 4, 2021Author:
Fazekas,Mihály ;
Oliveira,Alexandre Borges De ;
Regös,Nóra
Sharing mobile network infrastructure
through specialized companies called towercos is a business
model with the potential to accelerate access to quality
mobile connectivity...
Type: BriefReport#: 161504Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Houngbonon,Georges Vivien ;
Rossotto,Carlo Maria ;
Strusani,Davide
This report discuses the remarks by
World Bank Group President David Malpass at the World Health
Organization Media Briefing on COVID-19 and Vaccine Equity
on June 1,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 160042Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
The pandemic is exacerbating
pre-existing DRM challenges. Revenues have dropped by in
2020. For many countries tax-to-GDP ratios are expected to
fall in 2021, and there...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 164069Date: June 1, 2021
This report summarizes the findings of a
World Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency (INT)
administrative inquiry into allegations of misconduct in
connection with the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161119Date: June 1, 2021
This report provides the findings of an
administrative inquiry by the World Bank Group Integrity
Vice Presidency (INT) into allegations of misconduct in
connection with...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161123Date: June 1, 2021
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