This brief provides insight into how Ethiopia increased the duration of paid maternity leave from 90 to 120 days and introduced three days of paid paternity leave in 2019. While ensuring job-protected...
Type: BriefReport#: 182369Date: May 31, 2023Author:
Alemayehu,Maereg Tewoldebirhan ;
Khaitina,Viktoria ;
Woldeyesus,Elshaday Kifle ;
Mykhalchenko,Olena ;
Schulz,Katrin Anna
This technical note studies the impact of a short information treatment to locals of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru on their perceptions about Venezuelan migrants in their country. More specifically,...
Type: BriefReport#: 197357Date: May 31, 2023Author:
World Bank
This policy brief presents an update on the state of food security and the gender
gap in food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the
COVID-19 pandemic using findings from...
On May 30, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) held a Virtual dialogue session with the advisory group of The Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse. The purpose of this...
Type: BriefReport#: 192243Date: May 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
This note analyzes the newly released results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021. The note focuses on Europe and Central Asia Region as a region that hosts most of PIRLS...
This Brief examines the impact of US interest rate hikes on developing East Asian economies. The effect will depend on the underlying
factors driving the changes in US interest rates. US interest rates...
On May 25, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) held an interactive discussion on the WBG Gender Strategy with the WBG Youth Summit delegates. This event is the largest worldwide annual gathering of youth...
Type: BriefReport#: 192251Date: May 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
This brief discusses the economic development of Vietnam for the month of May 2023. Vietnam's industrial production index increased marginally by 0.5 percent (y/y) in April. Retail sales registered a growth...
Type: BriefReport#: 182194Date: May 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
This brief discusses the economic development of Vietnam for the month of May 2023. Vietnam's industrial production index increased marginally by 0.5 percent (y/y) in April. Retail sales registered a growth...
Type: BriefReport#: 182194Date: May 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Private consumption and the recovery of tourism supported economic expansion in March. In contrast, weak external goods demand continued to weigh on manufacturing production and investment. The government...
Type: BriefReport#: 182109Date: May 15, 2023Author:
World Bank
On May 11, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) met with representatives from the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a trade union in India with over 2.5 million members comprising self-employed women...
Type: BriefReport#: 192257Date: May 11, 2023Author:
World Bank
Today, infrastructure plays a central role in addressing new development challenges. These include meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change,...
Type: BriefReport#: 181983Date: May 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The number of refugees worldwide reached almost 23.1 million in 2021. Around 86 percent of these refugees live in developing countries, with 6.7 million living in the least developed countries. Africa...
Type: BriefReport#: 182311Date: May 9, 2023Author:
Huang,Ai-Ju ;
Njoroge,David Githiri ;
Otiego,Lilian Achieng ;
Danilenko,Alexander V.
Accelerating digital transformation can enable faster economic growth for Uganda. The digital sector represents one of the fastest growing sectors in Uganda, with positive spillover effects on other sectors...
Type: BriefReport#: 181920Date: May 3, 2023Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Malasquez Carbonel,Eduardo Alonso ;
Myers,Cara Ann ;
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Sinha,Nistha
This Live Wire—based on Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the
Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure (2023)—presents a systematic assessment of the magnitude and prevalence of fiscal risks from power...
Type: BriefReport#: 181838Date: May 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Investments in risk-informed territorial planning, urban resilience and adaptive social protection have increased disaster and climate change resilience in cities across the
Dominican Republic.
Type: BriefReport#: 182285Date: May 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This Ukraine human development update synthesizes findings from the second round of the rapid damage and needs assessment (RDNA2) on damage and losses during the year following the full-scale invasion...
Type: BriefReport#: 182456Date: May 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The government of Belize, with support from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), addressed the urgent needs of vulnerable households and small farmers that...
Type: BriefReport#: 189755Date: May 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Summary of the projects that have benefited from funding from the SASPP in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The summaries include a breakdown of the project's components, achieved...
Type: BriefReport#: 182073Date: April 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
National poverty has been decreasing 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 26.4 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 201147Date: April 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
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