• Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms in the Philippines : Results from the Philippines COVID-19 Firm Survey Conducted in May 2021
    Despite the local lockdown restrictions in March 2021, more businesses in May 2021 were opening compared to November of 2020, but a substantial share continued to operate under capacity. Sales have continued...
    Type: Brief Report#: 172878 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Avalos Almanza, Edgar Itamar ; Lee, Kyungmin ; Pham, Trang Tran Minh ; Torres Coronado, Jesica
  • Nicaragua - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160776 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Vietnam - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160726 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Cameroon - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160833 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Benin - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160844 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Mali - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160854 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Mauritius - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160852 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Russia’s Economic Recovery Gathers Pace : Special Focus on Cost-Effective Safety Nets
    The fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 have shown improvement in the conditions of the labor market, as measured by a reduction in unemployment and an increase in real wages. These trends...
    Type: Brief Report#: 165694 Date: May 1, 2021
  • Burkina Faso - COVID-19 Impact Monitoring : Internally Displaced Persons
    The World Bank is providing technical and financial support to countries to help mitigate the spread and impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One area of support is for data collection to inform...
    Type: Brief Report#: 179596 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Costantini, Marco ; Koncobo, Zakaria ; Mugera, Harriet Kasidi ; Tanner, Jeffery ; Tiberti, Marco ; Tsimpo Nkengne, Clarence
  • India - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160830 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Uganda - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160839 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Madagascar - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160851 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Improving Gender Wage Equality Reduces Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil : Policy Implications for Mothers
    More wage equality for women reduces violence against women in urban Brazil. Evidence shows that violence has declined at various levels of severity. Wage equality may be improved through family-friendly...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159248 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Reynolds, Sarah Anne
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Learning : Evidence from Six Sub-Saharan African Countries
    The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc upon global learning, with many countries facing severe school disruptions and closures. An emerging literature based on household survey data points to the pandemic...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159274 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Abanokova, Kseniya ; Dang, Hai-Anh H. ; Siwatu, Gbemisola Oseni ; Zezza, Alberto
  • Sustainable Development Goals : Project Portfolio 2021
    This report presents the following: knowledge sharing and capacity building; analytical tools and data; and public-private partnerships.
    Type: Brief Report#: 160960 Date: May 1, 2021
  • Gabon - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160834 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • The Power of Batteries to Expand Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets : A Series on Emerging Energy Trends and Opportunities from IFC
    The global power and transportation sectors of the future are expected to be fundamentally different from today, igniting opportunities for investment in new technologies that can bolster resilience and...
    Type: Brief Report#: 172775 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: Minchew, Elizabeth Oakes ; Mockel, Peter ; Mussat, Olivier Charles Frederic
  • Afghanistan - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160828 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Sri Lanka - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160832 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
  • Hungary - Learning Poverty Brief - 2021
    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
    Type: Brief Report#: 160738 Date: May 1, 2021 Author: World Bank, UNESCO
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