On June 12, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) held a discussion with organizations of persons with disabilities and civil society representatives from many parts of the world including India, Uganda, Vanuatu,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192239Date: June 12, 2023Author:
World Bank
Worldwide, women face inferior job and income opportunities compared to men. High-quality skills training can improve labor market outcomes, yet women are less likely to participate in and graduate from...
Type: BriefReport#: 182687Date: June 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
On June 8, 2023, the World Bank Group held a discussion with women political leaders from many parts of the world at the 10th annual Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The purpose...
Type: BriefReport#: 192252Date: June 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
Rapidly changing technologies are disrupting labor markets, calling for new skills and strengthening social protection systems. Technological progress can provide opportunities to create new jobs, increase...
Type: BriefReport#: 182688Date: June 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
Better jobs outcomes in fragile, conflict and violence (FCV) situations are critical for ending poverty. Since jobs and stability are linked, public investment in jobs support is particularly justified...
Type: BriefReport#: 182686Date: June 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
The gender “digital divide” exacerbates gender gaps in labor participation. Digital jobs can provide a transformational opportunity to close the gender gap by increasing young women’s access to earnings,...
Type: BriefReport#: 182685Date: June 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
The World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) conducts impact evaluations of development interventions and leads policy research to generate evidence on how to close gender gaps in earnings, productivity,...
Type: BriefReport#: 182634Date: June 7, 2023Author:
World Bank
The recent turmoil in US and European banks is a timely reminder of the potential for financial shocks to spill over into financial sectors in emerging market and developing economies. So far, banks in...
This is the third in a series of three technical briefs produced by the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice to share results of a multi-country data harmonization exercise concerning forcibly...
Type: BriefReport#: 183036Date: June 2, 2023Author:
World Bank
This policy note presents evidence-based guidance for the effective design, implementation, and utilization of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) interventions in the Sahel region....
Type: BriefReport#: 183842Date: June 1, 2023Author:
Hilger, Anne ;
Leroy De La Briere, Benedicte ;
Lufumpa, Nakawala Lyapa ;
Ng, Odyssia
The brief explores ways for the private sector to help protect Bamako from flooding in a commercially viable and sustainable manner. When looking at opportunities for partnering with the private sector,...
Type: BriefReport#: 183071Date: June 1, 2023Author:
Pilkington, Robert William
IFC maintains strong relations with DFAT. Australia ranks 7th among IFC’s development partners in terms of contributions to IFC’s Advisory and Upstream Services globally with cumulative signed contributions...
Type: BriefReport#: 188284Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Canada has been an active member of the World Bank Group for over six decades through its thought leadership and financial support. Over the last ten years (2013-2023), IFC’s total financing in projects...
Type: BriefReport#: 188283Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Women entrepreneurs in Tajikistan confront disproportionate challenges in their businesses compared to their male counterparts, with cross-border traders being no exception. The World Bank initiated the...
Type: BriefReport#: 184592Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Macro shocks like COVID-19, geopolitical turmoil and extreme weather events have hit
economies hard. This reduces the funds that can be allocated to new infrastructure and highlights the need for governments...
Type: BriefReport#: 183897Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Social and familial financial transfers are common in low-income communities and have positive social effects. To address this challenge, the authors designed and implemented a financial innovation to...
New Zealand is an important contributor to IFC’s Advisory programs through Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). MFAT funding focuses, among others, on the East Asia and Pacific region, with a...
Type: BriefReport#: 188278Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The grievance mechanism is based on a survivor-centric approach i.e., empowering the survivor of gender-based violence by prioritizing their rights, needs, and wishes. This note provides an overview of...
Type: BriefReport#: 184035Date: June 1, 2023Author:
Rawal, Palak
The World Bank’s Road Maintenance Group project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic offered road maintenance jobs to women in remote villages, targeting the poorest households. The project had three...
Type: BriefReport#: 184591Date: June 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
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