To ensure that children arrive in primary school ready to learn, policymakers around the world are increasingly focusing on what happens in preprimary education programs and whether childrenare developing...
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. The Caribbean Export Development Agency co-hosted...
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 Nov...
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 January...
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 story highlights an outcome of infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing economies. The Women Innovators Network Caribbean (WINC)...
This story highlights Prakash Maharjan turned the family dairy business into one of Nepal’s top three ice cream brands, with annual revenue of 700,000 dollars.
Effective fiscal policy depends on the amount of budget resources available to raise spending or lower taxes without jeopardizing fiscal sustainability. This resource availability is often called fiscal...
Within the ministries selected for the management of social safety net programs, there are five main categories of management units effectively responsible for the daily management of social safety net...
Type: BriefReport#: 133118Date: November 1, 2018Author:
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Coudouel,Aline ;
Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes
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. Five women mobile app developers - two each...
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.
Indonesian secondary students perform worse academically than their peers in other countries, especially boys. In the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, Indonesia ranked among...
While it may be obvious that the type and quantity of food individuals consume in general can be animportant metric of individual and family welfare, looking specifically at food individuals eat outside...
Tobacco-attributable diseases, which are among the top causes of premature death in Moldova, undermine human capital development, and pose a significant economic cost to the country. Taxes on tobacco are...
Early Childhood Development (ECD) and skills development are both areas of increasing priority for countries around the world seeking to boost economic growth and stability. There is considerable demand...
Type: BriefReport#: 132924Date: November 1, 2018Author:
Bowen,Frances Mary ;
Devercelli,Amanda Epstein
While not sufficient to bring social safety nets to scale, the presence of policies, laws and legal frameworks are part of setting up robust institutions to support social safety net scale-up. Social protection...
Type: BriefReport#: 133119Date: November 1, 2018Author:
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Coudouel,Aline ;
Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes
In the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, countries committed to ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning. Three years later, the 2018 World Development Report...
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 October...
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. In Vietnam, a major rice producer and the...
This story highlights Mahalaxmi Shrestha became a successful entrepreneur by working tirelessly to improve the quality of every jar of honey. Today, her growing business continues to expand and reach new...
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