High quality financial reporting is the
cornerstone of a well-functioning market economy and a
robust financial system. Improved quality of financial
reporting strengthens...
Type: ReportReport#: 161097Date: June 28, 2021Author:
Borgonovo,Alfred Jean-Marie ;
Begtasevic Rudalija,Lejla
The Swiss Government financed technical
assistance for reform of corporate financial reporting
(STAR-CFR) for Serbia. The STAR-CFR provides technical
assistance to support...
Type: ReportReport#: 161096Date: June 28, 2021Author:
Borgonovo,Alfred Jean-Marie ;
Selimovic,Jasmina ;
Begtasevic Rudalija,Lejla
This goal of this report is to identify
cross-sectoral policy priorities that, when occurring
simultaneously, will create more and better jobs in the
context of global...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161039Date: June 25, 2021Author:
Cunningham,Wendy ;
Hollweg,Claire Honore ;
Ly,Sodeth ;
Buba,Johanne ;
Lathapipat,Dilaka ;
Lee,Une J. ;
Chea,Marong ;
Ong Lopez,Anne Beline Chua ;
Nguyen,Lan ;
Sanchez Martin,Miguel Eduardo ;
Shrestha,Maheshwor
In response to growing environmental
concerns, particularly climate change, governments have
encouraged innovation and adoption of clean technologies
through various...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9714Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Malla,Sunil
In most countries in Africa, the
informal sector is large and exhibits low levels of
productivity compared to the formal economy: informal firms
are typically small,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9712Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Aga,Gemechu A. ;
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Conconi,Adriana ;
Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin ;
Geginat,Carolin
Following the international pandemic
crisis of Coronavirus (COVID-19), international
organizations, governments and other agencies had to react
and respond to new and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160921Date: June 23, 2021
In this report, the authors investigate
state-owned enterprise (SOE) listings as a solution to
promote local capital markets development. Thus, SOE
listings can offer...
Type: ReportReport#: 160917Date: June 23, 2021Author:
Silva,Anderson Caputo ;
Nerlich,Anica
Prices for several intermediate inputs,
including cement, are higher in developing
economies—particularly in Africa. Combining data from the
International Comparison...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9706Date: June 22, 2021Author:
Leone, Fabrizio ;
Macchiavello,Rocco ;
Reed,Tristan
In the past two decades, insights from
behavioral sciences, particularly behavioral economics, have
been widely applied in the design of social programs such as
pensions,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9704Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Joseph,George ;
Ayling,Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Miquel-Florensa,Pepita ;
Bejarano,Hernán D. ;
Cardona,Alejandra Quevedo
This background paper systematically
maps and assesses the connectivity of cities in the Horn of
Africa (HoA) and uses the results to proposes a number of
policy perspectives...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165153Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Kunaka,Charles ;
Derudder,Ben Joseph Romain
Procurement of commonly used items is a
challenge for government agencies. There are many examples
of abuse and failure to achieve value for money in such
procurement,...
Type: ReportReport#: 160661Date: June 18, 2021Author:
Lal,Shanker
This document outlines a Strategic
Communications Plan for promoting the World Bank’s
Regulatory Watch Initiative (Phase two) and discusses its
implementation. It provides...
The objective of the WeTour survey was
to collect data on the barriers to business performance and
competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) in...
Type: BriefReport#: 160357Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Saurav,Abhishek ;
Twining-Ward,Louise D
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
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
Strong demand for animal products offers
significant opportunities for the sector to contribute to
economic growth and poverty reduction. Colombian cattle
ranching still...
Type: BriefReport#: 160055Date: June 7, 2021Author:
Becking,Jorrit Bob Tonko ;
Ramirez Diaz,Mariangela ;
Diaz Rios,Luz Berania
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
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
Celsius , in line with the Paris Agreement (PA), requires
that global annual greenhouse gas emissions are cut by 50
percent of...
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