Malaysia’s Budget 2021 comes at an especially challenging time. COVID-19 has triggered a global economic shock greater than anything the world economy has seen in a century. World Bank welcomes the overall...
Type: BriefReport#: 185713Date: November 7, 2023Author:
World Bank
On November 7, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) held a consultation on the proposed gender strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The aim of the discussion...
Type: BriefReport#: 192225Date: November 7, 2023Author:
World Bank
Using Disaster Risk Financing to Build Adaptive Social Protection in Malawi has been prepared by the Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice’s Crisis, and Disaster Risk Finance team in collaboration...
Type: BriefReport#: 185687Date: November 7, 2023Author:
World Bank
This budget brief presents a summary of developments in Myanmar’s public finances. This report includes three sections that cover the aggregate fiscal update, public finance developments in states and...
Faster and more inclusive growth is needed for Nigeria to make significant progress towards reducing poverty. Addressing the sizable gender gaps and the drivers that undermine women’s economic empowerment...
Type: BriefReport#: 185880Date: November 1, 2023Author:
Amolegbe,Khadijat Busola ;
Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter ;
Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel ;
Geist,Amy Elizabeth Copley ;
Vaillant,Julia
Teach is an open access classroom observation tool that provides a window into one of the less explored and most important aspects of student learning: what goes on in the classroom. The tool has been...
Type: BriefReport#: 185623Date: November 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This year holds special significance as the midpoint in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With each step closer to the end of the SDG implementation window, efforts to measure...
The GEF-funded, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program (GWP) completed a global survey to understand the context behind increasing attention by governments to the issue of human-wildlife conflict (HWC)....
Type: BriefReport#: 185989Date: November 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Convergence is the merging or coming together of separate elements. In the realm of social protection, this translates into the effective coordination and alignment of different humanitarian and development...
Type: BriefReport#: 186225Date: November 1, 2023Author:
Saidi, Mira ;
Santamaria Ruiz, Claudia
As Viet Nam's economy still faces headwinds, the authorities could consider extending the implementation of the economic support program (2022-2023) into next year to allow its planned investments to be...
Type: BriefReport#: 186479Date: November 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic washed over Türkiye at the beginning of March 2020, resulting in widespread school closures for an extended period. During this time, widespread distance education via Türkiye’s existing...
Type: BriefReport#: 186940Date: October 31, 2023Author:
Bathanti,Jacob J ;
Abdul-Hamid,Husein
The industrial production index grew by 2.89 percent m/m (SA) in October, due to the continued recovery of manufacturing exports. However, prospects remain fragile as Vietnam’s PMI remained in contractionary...
Type: BriefReport#: 185941Date: October 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
National poverty in Armenia has been declining steadily since 2010, from 35.8 percent in 2010 to 23.5 percent in 2018. Under the new national average poverty line introduced in 2019, national poverty was...
Type: BriefReport#: 201146Date: October 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Education Finance Watch (EFW) is a collaborative effort among the World Bank (WB), the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, and the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS). The EFW aims to provide...
Type: BriefReport#: 185596Date: October 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
Redevelopment of Lautoka Hospital and Ba Hospital is the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) to be implemented in Fiji. These upgrades represent a major milestone towards the Government of Fiji’s (GoF)...
Type: BriefReport#: 185814Date: October 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
Growth moderated to 7.2 percent in FY22-23. The post-COVID rebound faded, and the government consolidated recurrent spending. Growth is projected to decline further in FY23-24 as it reverts to its potential...
Type: BriefReport#: 191896Date: October 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
Climate change disproportionately impacts people living in poverty, threatening to plunge more than 130 million more people into extreme poverty by the end of this decade. In response, governments seek...
Type: BriefReport#: 185495Date: October 30, 2023Author:
Costella,Cecilia Valentina ;
Clay,Timothy Joseph Peter ;
Donoghoe,Manann ;
Giron Pena,Liz De Los Milagros
Between October 25 and 30, 2023, the World Bank Group conducted a series of consultations in India on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030. These discussions aimed to engage, learn,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192204Date: October 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between 2010 and 2015, poverty experienced a rapid decline, primarily fueled by improved labor market opportunities, pensions, social assistance, and agricultural sales. However, progress in poverty reduction...
Type: BriefReport#: 201144Date: October 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
The economy continued its moderate expansion, driven by private consumption and improving goods exports. However, the tourism recovery decelerated. Inflation remained significantly below peers; raw food...
Type: BriefReport#: 185494Date: October 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
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