West Africans have a long history of
coping with challenging climatic conditions. Mobility has
always been a key strategy for people in the region to
manage risks and...
Type: ReportReport#: 165167Date: October 26, 2021Author:
World Bank
Disability-inclusive development
directly responds to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending
extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Disability
and poverty are...
A region known for its volatility, Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) has suffered severe economic
and social setbacks from crises, including the COVID-19
pandemic....
Type: PublicationReport#: 160648Date: October 22, 2021Author:
Silva,Joana C. G. ;
Sousa,Liliana Do Couto ;
Packard,Truman G. ;
Robertson,Raymond
This diagnostic has been conducted with
the sole purpose of serving the ongoing development of
social protection policy in the country. It is the Bank’s
hope that t...
Type: ReportReport#: 165241Date: October 19, 2021Author:
van der Straaten,Jaap ;
Vassor,Emmanuel Claude Bernard
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the
Arab Governors. The World Bank Group will work with you to
support the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165275Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at the Human Capital
Project Ministerial Conclave on October 19, 2021. He spoke
about the theme...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165276Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
As the world’s fastest-growing local
energy technology, distributed photovoltaics (DPV) has
upended the traditional paradigm of one-way power flow from
the grid to consumers....
Building on prior work that documented
the impact of COVID-19 on firms in developing countries
using the first wave of Business Pulse Surveys, this paper
presents a...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9810Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Grover,Arti Goswami ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Medvedev,Denis ;
Pereira Lopez,Mariana De La Paz ;
Reyes,Santiago
Domestic economic activity improved
following the easing of virus containment measures on
October 1. New infections continued to decline gradually
while the pace of...
Type: BriefReport#: 165213Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Puthong,Warunthorn ;
Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong ;
Edwards,Kim Alan
Understanding the socioeconomic impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic is important to inform policy
responses. The arrival of COVID-19 disrupted lives across
all countries...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 166097Date: October 16, 2021Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Delius,Antonia Johanna Sophie ;
Haynes,Alastair Peter Francis ;
Cameron,Emma Ward Richardson ;
Gupta,Rhea ;
Khandelwal,Ritika ;
Siewers,Samuel ;
Xu,Yuanwei
This is a statement by H. E Guy Ryder
Director-General, at the 104th meeting of the Development
Committee held on October 15, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic
is the ...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165342Date: October 15, 2021
This is a statement by H.E. Salman bin
Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National
Economy, at the 104th meeting of the Development Committee
held on October...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165350Date: October 15, 2021
This is a statement by H.E. Sri Mulyani
Indrawati Minister of Finance, at the 104th meeting of the
Development Committee held on October 15, 2021. The global
economy...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165359Date: October 15, 2021
These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at the 2021 Annual
Meetings Opening Press Conference on October 13, 2021. He
spoke about the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165220Date: October 13, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
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