This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 17, 2019. Indonesia's external debt grew 8.7 percent yoy to USD 389.3 billion at the end of April 2019.
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 14, 2019. Bank Indonesia reported that retail sales index stood at 229.3 in April, growing by 6.7 percent yoy. Bank Indonesia also predicted...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 13, 2019. Foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 120.3 billion at the end of May, USD 3.9 billion lower than the April level.
This story highlights an outcome of infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing economies. This piece was originally published on February...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 12, 2019. The latest Survey by Bank Indonesia showed that Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) moderately increased to 128.1 in May 2019 from...
This story highlights DAS biogas has developed a waste-to-wealth solution for treating biodegradable household waste and converting it into cooking gas.
This story highlights entrepreneurs in developing countries face a number of challenges, including inadequate access to finance, lack of appropriate technology, poor business services, and limited professional...
This story highlights an outcome of infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing economies. Few green technology entrepreneurs are more...
Corporate governance is defined as the structures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled. Good corporate governance helps companies operate more efficiently, improve access to capital,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178266Date: June 1, 2019Author:
World Bank
Malaysia has focused on civil service reforms to improve the efficiency of public service delivery. This Research and Policy Brief argues that this method needs to be supplemented with an approach that...
Type: BriefReport#: 138279Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Abdul Kader,Shahridan Faiez Bin Mohideen ;
Rao,Vijayendra
This note argues that governments can address rising levels of income inequality not only by investing in areas such as social protection, health and education, but also by reforming their labor laws....
Type: BriefReport#: 138331Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Tjong,Erick ;
Schmillen,Achim Daniel
Nepal has emerged from two decades of significant social, political and economic disruption. In 2016, the electricity sector was in a state of crisis, losing money and suffering from daily power outages....
Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of global significance with a rich cultural heritage located in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Located 904 meters above sea level and with a maximum depth...
This case study describes how a renowned pharmaceutical company, with manufacturing facilities across the Balkans, achieved peak performance by implementing resource efficiency measures.
As public and private financial institutions innovate to expand the range of financial products that households and firms use, questions about the additionality of different services have become central....
Type: BriefReport#: 138280Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Abraham,Facundo ;
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
Tessada, José
Private schools that cater to low-income students are popular with parents seeking alternatives to government schools. But these private schools, which are often owned by local entrepreneurs, may lack...
The South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) is an innovative, flexible trust fund that has had an outsized impact on advancing regional nutrition policy, research, and services since...
The latest note tests two different approaches to improving management, and finds a novel group-based approach to be more cost-effective than the standard approach of providing consulting to individual...
Type: BriefReport#: 137571Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Maloney,William F. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Substantial gains have been made in recent years in electrifying urban and peri-urban areas in the developing world, in partial fulfillment of the global commitment to ensure access to affordable, reliable,...
After the Arab Spring, the Government of Egypt was facing growing fiscal pressures. Energy was underpriced, fossil fuels subsidies had increased dramatically, and the government had built up arrears to...
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