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The Georgia 2019 Enterprise Surveys Data Set (Vol. 3 of 3) : Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey - Services Module

The Enterprise Surveys (ES) are an ongoing World Bank project in collecting both objective data based on firms’ experiences and enterprises’ perception of the environment in which they operate. This document...
Type: Brief Report#: 154993 Date: January 31, 2020
Transparency for Impact - Lessons from IFC Projects in Peru’s Natural Resources Sector

These are key highlights from the publication “Transparency for Impact” which intends to help natural resources companies, government agencies, and development practitioners, design and implement transparency...
Type: Brief Report#: 185395 Date: January 31, 2020 Author: World Bank
Unlocking Data Innovation for Social License in Natural Resources

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: Brief Report#: 185393 Date: January 30, 2020 Author: World Bank
Using CBT Training to Improve Mental Health of SME Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

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,...
Type: Brief Report#: 146039 Date: January 29, 2020
Zimbabwe Ag Observatory : Monitoring of 2019-2020 Rainy Season : Mazowe

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,...
Type: Brief Report#: 161417 Date: January 23, 2020
Nudging to Safe Evacuation in Haiti

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,...
Type: Brief Report#: 146038 Date: January 22, 2020
Attracting Private Participation and Financing in the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa : Findings from a Survey of Investors and Financiers

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 145103 Date: January 13, 2020
Electricity Utility Reform in Mali : Lessons from Operations

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....
Type: Brief Report#: 145047 Date: January 9, 2020
Competing Priorities : How Household Income Management Affects Women’s Microenterprises in Urban Ghana

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: Brief Report#: 145003 Date: January 8, 2020 Author: Pierotti,Rachael Susan ; Friedson-Ridenour,Sophia
It’s Not Easy to Be Legal : Behavioral Barriers to Water Connections in Brazil

This infographic describes behavioral barriers to water connections in Brazil.
Type: Brief Report#: 151053 Date: January 1, 2020
Bumps in the Road : Challenges to E-bus Implementation

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: Brief Report#: 147765 Date: January 1, 2020 Author: Graham,John Gregory
Community Characteristics from the Nigeria General Household Survey - Panel

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 147724 Date: January 1, 2020
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Development : A New Policy and Regulatory Framework

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 146469 Date: January 1, 2020
Global Road Safety Facility Grant Activity : Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Safer Municipal Road Infrastructure Initiative

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 146616 Date: January 1, 2020 Author: Raffo Gonzalez,Giannina Gisell ; Taguchi,Hanayo
Dialogues Series - Collaborative Leadership for Resilience and Development : Overview : Ukraine Multi-Partner Trust Fund on Peacebuilding and Recovery

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 154491 Date: January 1, 2020
Comparing Dynamics of Multidimensional and Consumption Based Poverty in Ethiopia

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 147727 Date: January 1, 2020
Hidden Voices Speak Louder Than You Think : A Behavioral Science Lens for Understanding Female Labor Force Participation in Jordan

This report uses a behavioral science lens to examine attitudes towards female labor force participation in Jordan.
Type: Brief Report#: 147830 Date: January 1, 2020
Rapid Social Response Program : Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 145193 Date: January 1, 2020
Creating Domestic Capital Markets in Developing Countries : Perspectives from Market Participants

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: Brief Report#: 147671 Date: January 1, 2020 Author: Demekas,Dimitrios ; Nerlich,Anica
Gender Dimensions Livelihoods in Ethiopia

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...
Type: Brief Report#: 147733 Date: January 1, 2020