Textbooks are one of the most important
tools to foster learning. There is evidence from a wide
range of countries that, in order to raise literacy rates
and improve...
The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho
assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168441Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 158768Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Cull,Robert J. ;
Xu,L. Colin ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
This note proposes a high-level
framework to assess challenges and policy options to
enabling private sector-led investment in 5G connectivity in
emerging markets. 5G...
Type: BriefReport#: 159249Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Houngbonon,Georges Vivien ;
Rossotto,Carlo Maria ;
Strusani,Davide
This Algeria Economic Monitor provides
an update on key recent economic developments and policies.
It places them in a longer-term and global context and
assesses the...
During the last two decades, ECOWAS
countries have managed to implement an efficient regulation
that led to market liberalization, fast development of the
mobile market...
Type: ReportReport#: 157622Date: March 31, 2021Author:
Bezzina,Jerome ;
Mboob,Ida S ;
Jacquinot,Olivier Stephane Andre ;
Southwood,Russell ;
Cotte,Elisabeth ;
Jensen,Michael
This report documents the ongoing
reviews of the strategic approach adopted by the Ministry of
Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW) towards the
new operational...
Type: ReportReport#: 157761Date: March 30, 2021Author:
Masic,Joanna Mclean ;
Wolszczak,Grzegorz Aleksander ;
Banaszczyk,Anna Marta ;
Georgieva,Yana Nikolova ;
Kirchev,Atanas ;
Hinov,Alex ;
Petrov,Zdravko ;
Dengler,Solene
To assess the impact of COVID-19 on
firms, the World Bank and the International Finance
Corporation conducted Business Pulse Surveys in several
countries, including...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9604Date: March 30, 2021Author:
Brucal,Arlan Zandro Ilagan ;
Grover,Arti Goswami ;
Reyes Ortega,Santiago
The World Bank Group (WBG) is the
reference of choice in development knowledge. Knowledge and
its use are vital in the WBG’s mission of
supporting poverty reduction...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 157822Date: March 30, 2021
Approved by IDA’s Executive Directors on
June 9, 2020, the Sustainable Development Finance Policy
(SDFP) became effective on July 1, 2020. The policy aims to
incentivize...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161052Date: March 23, 2021
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create an urgent need for
timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the
social and...
In Tunisia, while social protection and
labor programs are in place, severe challenges including
inefficiency, fragmentation, and inequity limit the
country’s ability...
The study highlights the lessons learned
and outcomes of the implementation of local economic growth
and regulatory simplification technical assistance work in
Bosnia...
The Country Opinion Survey in Cabo Verde
assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Cabo Verde perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168392Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This 100th EM Compass note explains why
it is important to ‘create markets’ to promote development,
and how development finance institutions and impact fund
managers...
Type: BriefReport#: 158120Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Faye,Issa ;
Tran,Luyen Doan
This report presents a synthesis of the
main findings of both a qualitative study conducted among
women entrepreneurs in Armenia and a quantitative survey
conducted...
Type: ReportReport#: 159060Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Karagulyan, Ella ;
Manasyan, Heghine ;
Atabekyan, Hovhannes ;
Yevdokimova, Mariam ;
Khachatryan, Narine ;
Poghosyan, Narine ;
Matthews, Ryan ;
Balasanyan, Sona ;
Grigoryan, Sona ;
Matosyan, Tigran ;
Simonyan, Zaruhi ;
Arakelyan, Mariam
Notwithstanding its significant
downsizing due to the country´s transition from a planned to
a market economy, the public sector in Kyrgyz Republic still
owns one hundred...
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