• Temperature Controlled Logistics : Essential for Health and Growth
    Temperature-Controlled Logistics (TCL) are a key tool for achieving public health goals, realizing economic growth and maintaining reliable nutrition around the world. Individual nations have different...
    Type: Brief Report#: 156658 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Gupta, Harsh ; Ksoll, Christian Daniel ; Pulido, Daniel
  • Sri Lanka - Economic Summary
    Despite important development successes, Sri Lanka still faces challenges as it works toward greater competitiveness, inclusion, and resilience. One of these key challenges is achieving gender equality....
    Type: Brief Report#: 184085 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: World Bank
  • Modernizing Irrigation in Central Asia
    Agriculture is an important sector for the economies of Central Asia. Nearly sixty percent of the population of the region resides in rural areas and are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods....
    Type: Brief Report#: 157261 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Households in Malawi (Vol. 2 of 2) : Tabulations from the Fifth Round of the High-Frequency Phone Survey
    In May 2020, the National Statistical Office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, (coronavirus) which tracks the socio-economic impacts of the...
    Type: Brief Report#: 156221 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Vundru, Wilbert Drazi
  • Russian Standard Bank
    Russian Standard Bank (RSB) was founded in 1999 as a new commercial and retail bank with a license acquired from the former Agro-Opttorgbank. Since its inception, RSB has been a pioneer and market leader...
    Type: Brief Report#: 158993 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Enhancing Female Entrepreneurship of Vulnerable Women through an Unconditional Cash Grant : A Randomized Control Trial in Jendouba
    In Tunisia, the interior regions comprising secondary cities, such as Jendouba, are marked by high levels of unemployment and poverty with limited access to basic services and lower standards of living....
    Type: Brief Report#: 157916 Date: January 1, 2021
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Firms in Honduras : Evidence from Monthly Tax Returns
    We measure the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and the resulting lockdown on formal firms in Honduras, using monthly value-added tax records for January 2018 to August 2020. Firms' revenue...
    Type: Brief Report#: 156174 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Bachas, Pierre Jean ; Brockmeyer, Anne ; Semelet, Camille Marine
  • North Macedonia Special Focus Note : Primary Education - Seize the Opportunity to Build Back Better
    While access to primary education in North Macedonia has improved in the last decade, the quality of education remains a challenge. System deficiencies are visible even in the early years of primary education...
    Type: Brief Report#: 156251 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Lusaka Decongestion Project
    Growing population and economic growth have led to a sharp increase in the number of motor vehicles traveling in Lusaka, Zambia. Increasing traffic volumes have negative consequences beyond un-bearable...
    Type: Brief Report#: 157561 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Social Inclusion : Promoting Social Inclusion in the Water Sector
    Ensuring that water is equitably and sustainably shared requires an inclusive approach. Disadvantaged groups and individuals need to have a voice, access, and employment opportunities in the water sector....
    Type: Brief Report#: 156958 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Saudi Orix Leasing Company
    Saudi Orix Leasing Company (SOLC) was established in 2001 as the first specialized leasing company in Saudi Arabia and the first non-bank financial institution in the Kingdom. Its customer base consists...
    Type: Brief Report#: 158995 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Universidad Diego Portales
    Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) was founded in 1982 and was among the first non-traditional private universities authorized to operate in Chile. It has a very strong reputation as one of the leading private...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159000 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Households in Burkina Faso : COVID-19 Impact Monitoring at the Household Level – Round 5 (Vol. 1 of 2)
    This note presents the results of the fifth round of a nationally re presentative telephone survey ( HFPS). Data collection took place between December 9 and December 30,2020. In addition to the 2,011...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159005 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Backiny-Yetna, Prospere R. ; Costantini, Marco ; Koncobo, Zakaria ; Tiberti, Marco ; Tsimpo Nkengne, Clarence
  • Managing Rapid Urbanization and Supporting COVID-19 Response in Bolivia
    Bolivia experienced unparalleled economic growth for more than a decade between 2002 and 2014, averaging annual GDP growth of 4.7 percent. During this period, the country slashed the percentage of people...
    Type: Brief Report#: 160262 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Kenya - Economic Summary
    Over the last several decades, Kenya has made significant political and economic reforms that have contributed to sustained economic growth, social development, and political stability. Gender equality,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 184082 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: World Bank
  • Nigeria - Economic Summary
    While Nigeria has made some progress in socio-economic terms in recent years, human capital development remains weak due to under-investment, and important challenges in terms of oil dependency, governance...
    Type: Brief Report#: 184083 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: World Bank
  • Thinking Beyond Borders : South Asia’s Budding Economists Unite Since 2004
    At the heart of the SAESM story is a group of dedicated academics in different colleges across South Asia, investing their time and skills to organize and lead the conferences year after year. The idea...
    Type: Brief Report#: 158687 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Kundu, Oishee
  • Abiding by Nature, Not National Borders : Institution Building in the Himalayas
    Mountains are hard to govern. National boundaries rarely reflect mountain geography and carve mountains into ecologically and socially incomplete sections. Mountain ecosystems, glaciers, rivers and communities...
    Type: Brief Report#: 158689 Date: January 1, 2021 Author: Pillai, Aditya Valiathan
  • Russian Mortgage Backed Securities 2006-1 S.A.
    JSC Vneshtorgbank (VTB) is Russia’s second largest bank in terms of assets, capital, retail deposits, and lending. It is also a leading originator of mortgage loans in the Russian Federation. VTB provides...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159002 Date: January 1, 2021
  • Welfare and Budgetary Impact of GMI Transfers Using Rusmod (First Experiments and Caveats)
    This brief focuses on the welfare and budgetary impact of GMI transfers using RUSMOD on first experiments and caveats in Russian federation as of 2020. RUSMOD combines household survey micro-data and fiscal...
    Type: Brief Report#: 159340 Date: January 1, 2021
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