Digital technology offers the potential to lower the costs of delivering business training, and to enable it to be scaled across a wide geographic area. But there are questions about how feasible such...
Type: BriefReport#: 185033Date: September 28, 2023Author:
Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin ;
Deffebach,Peter William ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Between September 25 and 28, 2023, the World Bank Group conducted a series of hybrid consultations in Nigeria on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030. These discussions aim to engage,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192214Date: September 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between September 25 and 27, 2023, the World Bank Group conducted a series of consultations in Panama on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030. These discussions aim to engage, learn,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192217Date: September 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between September 24 and 27, 2023, the World Bank Group held consultations on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from cooperation partners and civil society organizations...
Type: BriefReport#: 192200Date: September 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
On September 27, 2023, the World Bank held a consultation on the proposed gender strategy 2024-2030, with representatives from the International Rescue Committee (IRC). This discussion aimed to engage,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192226Date: September 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between September 19 and 22, 2023, the World Bank Group held consultations on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from cooperation partners and civil society organizations...
Type: BriefReport#: 192213Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
This Infographic is to be used with the Private Sector Guide on "Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals through IFC’s Environmental, Social, and Governance Standards," and its related Dataset. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 184979 Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
On September 22, 2023, the World Bank held a virtual consultation on their upcoming gender strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Office of the High Commissioner...
Type: BriefReport#: 192235Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
Bolsa Familia (BF) is one of the earliest established poverty-targeted conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs in the world, and, over time, it has experienced a large and heterogenous churn in beneficiaries....
Type: BriefReport#: 184970Date: September 21, 2023Author:
World Bank
Gender gaps in agricultural productivity in Nigeria are estimated to cost the economy at least 2.3 billion annually, and more when accounting for spillovers to other sectors (World Bank 2022). The Government...
Type: BriefReport#: 184955Date: September 20, 2023Author:
Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel ;
Morrison,Laurel Elizabeth ;
Sahay,Abhilasha ;
Vaillant,Julia
The economy maintained a gradual recovery, led by private consumption in Thailand. Weak global demand continued to exert downward pressure on goods exports and is beginning to impede the tourism recovery....
Type: BriefReport#: 184951Date: September 20, 2023Author:
World Bank
In Central Asia, a large region that includes Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, several types of natural hazards pose significant threats to people and economies....
Type: BriefReport#: 184919Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Central Asian countries are emerging economies in a region wracked by earthquakes and flooding, and their populations require scalable and adaptable social protection measures to protect lives and livelihoods....
Type: BriefReport#: 184920Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Women farmers produce 30 percent less per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various factors, there are three key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer...
Type: BriefReport#: 184924Date: September 18, 2023Author:
Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel ;
Morrison,Laurel Elizabeth ;
Sahay,Abhilasha ;
Vaillant,Julia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, all situated within Central Asia, are known to be highly exposed to natural hazards, especially floods, earthquakes, and landslides....
Type: BriefReport#: 184922Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Climate change is causing more severe and frequent disasters, affecting the lives and livelihoods of people across the world. In Central Asia-specifically Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184921Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
On September 13, 2023, representatives from the World Bank held a discussion and formal consultation session on the draft World Bank Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with representatives of the United Nations...
Type: BriefReport#: 192234Date: September 13, 2023Author:
World Bank
Thailand has made good progress in closing gender gaps in various dimensions, especially human capital development. However, the progress, though obvious, has not done much to get rid of the main deterrents...
Type: BriefReport#: 184842Date: September 11, 2023Author:
Paweenawat,Sasiwimon Warunsiri
The wave of digital transformation has swept across the globe, with its pace significantly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which expedited the adoption of digital technologies by several years. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184843Date: September 11, 2023Author:
World Bank
This Guidance Note offers comprehensive insights on how to conduct a gender gap analysis of the needs of displaced women and girls in situations of urban forced displacement. Addressing gender disparities...
Type: BriefReport#: 185664Date: September 2, 2023Author:
World Bank
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