2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the first loan of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) — now known as the “World Bank” — to the Netherlands for a $195 million ‘Post-war Reconstruction...
Type: BriefReport#: 176485Date: September 29, 2022Author:
World Bank
This brief reports the findings from innovative high frequency phone surveys (HFPS) on the drivers of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in the Caribbean among the adult population.
Type: BriefReport#: 176416Date: September 27, 2022Author:
Amy Elliott Margolies ;
Boaz Anglade ;
Jacobus Joost De Hoop ;
Phillis Kim ;
Micaela Mussini ;
Anna Luisa Paffhausen ;
Laura Di Giorgio
Since 2002, programs which run on the BRAC model or those directly implemented by BRAC have reached 14 million ultra-poor people across 50 countries, 95 percent of whom have pulled themselves out of extreme...
Type: BriefReport#: 202025Date: September 27, 2022Author:
Mehta, Soumya Kapoor ;
O'Donnell, Anna
Human capital consists of the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives, enabling them to realize their potential as productive members of the society. The Human Capital Index...
Type: BriefReport#: 176402Date: September 26, 2022Author:
Inoue,Keiko ;
Macdonald,Kevin Alan David ;
Ahmed,Ramim ;
Ahsan,Nasirra
Home to large deposits of minerals, including diamonds, rutile, bauxite, iron, and gold, Sierra Leone has a rich trove of natural resources that accounts for 67 percent of total exports. Benefits to local...
Type: BriefReport#: 185409Date: September 26, 2022Author:
World Bank
The economy picked up in Q3 2022, as mobility, tourist inflows, and employment improved, in line with a projected strengthening domestic recovery in H2. However, goods exports softened due to weakened...
This brief examines two reforms, enacted between 2012 and 2014, that lifted previous restrictions to women’s rights in Togo. Specifically, these limitations prevented women from choosing where to live,...
Type: BriefReport#: 176480Date: September 16, 2022Author:
Affoum,Nelsy Reyhanne Marikel ;
Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
Governments around the world are leveraging the power of technology in transformative ways to realize the promise of digital government: improving public service delivery, administration, and social value...
Type: BriefReport#: 176006Date: September 14, 2022Author:
Legovini,Arianna ;
Sveta Milusheva ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Marty,Robert Andrew ;
Dolinger,Amy
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