The Disability Inclusion and
Accountability Framework, updated in 2022, lays out a road
map for (i) including disability in the World
Bank’s policies, operations,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126977Date: November 1, 2022Author:
Mcclain-Nhlapo,Charlotte Vuyiswa ;
Koistinen,Mari Helena ;
Lord,Janet Elaine ;
Martin,Anna Hill ;
Rana,Trishna Rajyalaxmi
This report provides insights into the
current situation and overall burden of trauma and RTCs in
Malawi, shares what we have learned about how to effectively
run a...
The business pulse survey (BPS) in
Madagascar, conducted by the Madagascar National Statistical
Agency (INSTAT) with technical and financial support from
the World Bank,...
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an
estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of
which are caused by exposure to fine particulate matter (or
PM2.5) air...
Image acquisition and surveying using
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising
technology for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). UAVs
can be a relatively...
Type: ReportReport#: 146976Date: May 26, 2022Author:
Giovando,Cristiano ;
Meier,Patrick ;
Mulhausen, Joseph ;
Soesilo,Denise Konstanze
This is a statement by H.E. Alexey
Overchuk Deputy Prime Minister, at the 105th meeting of the
Development Committee held on April 22, 2022. The last two
years have...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 170971Date: April 22, 2022
The measurement of poverty is essential
for the Government of Sao Tome and Príncipe (STP) to follow
its national and international commitments. Given the
ambiguity of...
Type: BriefReport#: 166837Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Costa,Rita D.
Globally, both people and economic
activity are increasingly concentrated in urban areas. Yet,
for the vast majority of developing country cities, little
is known about...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9979Date: March 22, 2022Author:
Barzin,Samira ;
Avner,Paolo ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
O’Clery,Neave
Evidence for road expansion and
electrification as drivers of job creation is limited and
mixed, with most studies having considered either one or the
other, and only...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9976Date: March 21, 2022Author:
Abbasi ,Mansoureh ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Mongoue,Arcady Bluette ;
Pongou,Roland ;
Zhang,Fan
This paper examines the effects of a
negative macroeconomic shock on the financial performance of
state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in infrastructure. It
exploits the differential...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9971Date: March 21, 2022Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Musacchio,Aldo ;
Pan,Carolina ;
Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna ;
Turkgulu,Burak ;
Barboza,Jonathan
This paper examines which product
supply-side characteristics affect the resilience of traded
products to the COVID-19 pandemic. Relying on monthly
product-level exports...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9975Date: March 17, 2022Author:
Bas,Maria ;
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Paunov,Caroline
Infrastructure is critical to economic
development. When infrastructure companies are owned and
operated by the government, however, they create significant
sources...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9970Date: March 15, 2022Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Musacchio,Aldo ;
Pan,Carolina ;
Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna ;
Turkgulu,Burak ;
Barboza,Jonathan
This paper examines the performance of
infrastructure companies owned by the state, using the newly
created World Bank Database of Infrastructure State-Owned
Enterprises...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9969Date: March 15, 2022Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Musacchio,Aldo ;
Pan,Carolina ;
Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna ;
Turkgulu,Burak ;
Barboza,Jonathan
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