The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought forward an unprecedented economic contraction. Recessions, in turn, have typically been accompanied by an increase in the number of firms using the insolvency...
The High-Frequency Phone Survey for refugees in Uganda (URHFPS) tracks the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on refugees. The World Bank (WB) in collaboration with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)...
The safe planning, design, and management of the world’s dams contributes to securing water for people and production, while safeguarding life, property, and the environment. The Bank work with clients...
Global water management must transform to meet the challenges of the present and the future. Climate change has made the water cycle far less predictable - and water availability and quality less reliable...
This report provides climate change and water scarcity infographic. In 2020, the World Bank Group (WBG) committed billions to climate-related investments, surpassing targets for the third year in a row.
Supplies of diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), are still limited in many countries, and there is uncertainty about how to allocate the scarce supply across alternative...
Type: BriefReport#: 156888Date: February 23, 2021Author:
Reed,Tristan ;
Waites,William ;
Manheim,David ;
De Walque,Damien B. C. M. ;
Vallini,Chiara ;
Gatti,Roberta V. ;
Hallett,Timothy B.
The global crisis of water access, quality, and sustainability imperils lives and livelihoods. The global water security and sanitation partnership (GWSP) - a multi-donor fund within the World Bank - produces...
The Cambodia World Bank Group (WBG) country partnership framework (CPF) FY2019-2023 was discussed by the Board in May 2019. The CPF supports the government’s rectangular strategy phase fourth and the national...
This policy note provides evidence from World Bank field experiments that consider the social, psychological, and economic factors influencing taxpayer decision-making. Complementary studies from Costa...
Type: BriefReport#: 144398Date: February 22, 2021Author:
Dalton,Abigail Goodnow ;
Manning,Lauren Alyssa ;
Jamison,Julian C ;
Sen,Iman Kalyan ;
Karver,Jonathan George ;
Castaneda Nunez,Jorge Luis ;
Guedes,Lorena Paola ;
Mujica Estevez,Serrana Beatriz
Firms from emerging economies increased their bond financing significantly after the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The patterns of corporate borrowing in East Asia and Latin America offer very different...
Type: BriefReport#: 156768Date: February 18, 2021Author:
Abraham,Facundo ;
Cortina Lorente,Juan Jose ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on households create an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis...
Belize is exceptionally vulnerable to natural hazards, climate change and economic shocks. For these reasons, planning and engaging with development partners on gender-informed, climate-resilient preparedness,...
This brief summarizes a survey of the social impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the most vulnerable communities in the Philippines. It was initiated in August 2020. The first round of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 156446Date: February 5, 2021Author:
Fallesen,Ditte Marie Gammelgaard ;
Padua,Maria Loreto ;
Piza,Sharon Faye Alariao ;
Wilson,Juliette E. ;
Adolfo,Paul Tudtud ;
Canlas,Corinne A.
This brief summarizes a survey of the social impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the most vulnerable communities in the Philippines. It was initiated in August 2020. The first round of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 156446Date: February 5, 2021Author:
Fallesen,Ditte Marie Gammelgaard ;
Padua,Maria Loreto ;
Piza,Sharon Faye Alariao ;
Wilson,Juliette E. ;
Adolfo,Paul Tudtud ;
Canlas,Corinne A.
Digital solutions have been the signature of Southeast Asia’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Technologies used during the crisis have helped address a wide spectrum of problems, supporting public...
Type: BriefReport#: 156328Date: February 3, 2021Author:
Clavier,Fabien Paul Maxime ;
Ghesquiere,Francis
If African nations want to see their economies transform, the issue of electricity must be tackled head-on. Expansion needs investment too, and for that, utilities must recover their costs. Yet all over...
Are you facing the challenge of installing solar at high altitudes with difficult terrain and climatic conditions? This Live Wire recommends practices for setting up solar installations in snowbound terrain,...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on households create an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis...
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