These are key highlights from the knowledge publication “Unlocking Data Innovation for Social License in Natural Resources” which describes how companies can use new data tools, approaches, and techniques...
Type: BriefReport#: 185393Date: January 30, 2020Author:
World Bank
In regions marked by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face increased risk of experiencing chronic stress and poor mentalhealth. In turn,...
October-November mark the end of the dry season in Zimbabwe and farmers are always keen to start a new season with lots of expectations. While the season started well with good rains in early to mid November,...
In Haiti, more than 96 percent of the population is exposed to two or more natural hazards in theirlifetime. The human and economic impacts of these hazards, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes,...
Private financing and private participation in service delivery will be required if Sub-Saharan Africa is to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. To find out how...
In conflict-ridden Mali, where 61 percent of the population still lack access to electricity, demand for electricity is outpacing supply, limiting the country’s prospects for industrial and economic development....
Cash grants often lead to increases in business profits for male entrepreneurs, but not for female entrepreneurs. This study identifies key household-level factors that constrain women’s ability to grow...
Type: BriefReport#: 145003Date: January 8, 2020Author:
Pierotti,Rachael Susan ;
Friedson-Ridenour,Sophia
Governments can play a key role in balancing the opportunities and risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) by designing the right policies and regulatory frameworks to facilitate its development...
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the World Bank transport team has been working with the municipal road development authority and the transport police to streamline road safety considerations in the road infrastructure...
Dozens of municipalities are experimenting with e-buses, while some last-mile delivery companies are using pilot fleets to test performance. At the same time, a smaller group of operators are pushing ahead...
Type: BriefReport#: 147765Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
In 2010, the Nigeria national bureau of statistics implemented the general household survey (GHS), which included a panel component focusing on agriculture and household welfare. The GHS-panel survey was...
This brief provides an overview of the rationale, objectives, and proposed activities under the initiative on Collaborative Leadership for Resilience and Development (CL4RD). This series, supported by...
Poverty can be viewed as taking many different forms, ranging widely over a set of monetary (consumption or income) and nonmonetary dimensions (health and education). Recent literature documents that people...
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central statistical agency (CSA), in collaboration with the World Bank, conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural socioeconomic survey (ERSS), which collects detailed data...
Domestic capital markets that are deep, efficient, and well-regulated can create access to long-term, local-currency finance. Interviews with market participants reveal four important findings. First,...
Type: BriefReport#: 147671Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Demekas,Dimitrios ;
Nerlich,Anica
Governments, donors, and the private sector are taking a renewed interest, and investing billions of dollars in Africa’s agriculture. The agriculture in Africa at the dawn of the 21st century - telling...
Type: BriefReport#: 147795Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo
The rapid social response (RSR) program, supports the world’s poorest by building effective and adaptive social protection systems to prepare and respond to urgent social needs for sustainable livelihoods...
International Finance Corporation (IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises...
Type: BriefReport#: 172745Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Schnable, Jessica ;
Pulizzi,Henry
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