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 August...
Justice institutions are vital to the achievement of the World Bank's twin goals. Empirical studies demonstrate the critical role of justice institutions in enhancing growth, improving access to public...
Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in Timor-Leste, with more than 80 percent of households engaged in at least minor farming work, with 70 percent of farmers over the age of 401. Despite...
Type: BriefReport#: 132608Date: November 1, 2018Author:
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Caminha,Sunita
This note provides guidance on the integration of early childhood development (ECD) into skills training and employment programs. The authors present general information on ECD and skills development programs,...
This story highlights the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), together with the South African National Treasury (NT) and a number of partners, celebrated a significant milestone this past August when the...
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank’s climate action peer exchange (CAPE) organized jointly a workshop entitled fiscal reforms for low carbon growth in the Mediterranean....
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 17, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Bank Indonesia (BI) survey recorded that the weighted net balance of the new credit demand declined...
Digital technologies affect employment through complex channels: automation, connectivity, and innovation. Labor-saving technologies coupled with reshoring may disrupt labor markets in developing countries...
Type: BriefReport#: 130983Date: October 17, 2018Author:
Christensen, Luc ;
D’Souza, Ritika ;
Gatti,Roberta V. ;
Valerio,Alexandria ;
Sanchez Puerta,Maria Laura ;
Palacios,Robert J.
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 15, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a trade surplus of USD 227 million in September 2018....
An assessment of food security early warning systems (EWSs) was conducted to improve food security and resilience in East and Southern Africa (ESA). The study aimed at assessing challenges and opportunities...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 12, 2018 contains the following economic highlights: (i) The government is to simplify customs valuation to expedite the custom clearance process;...
This report of Indonesia daily economic update for October 9, 2018 contains economic highlights for: Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that the retail sales index went down from 214.3 in August to 208.7 in...
The Jakarta Composite Index rose by 0.4 percent over the week, while major markets in the region recorded a decline. The Rupiah depreciated against the US dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen by 0.1 percent,...
This report of Indonesia daily economic update for October 8, 2018 contains economic highlights for: the financial services authority (OJK) reported that banks in Indonesia have recorded IDR 500 trillion...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 5, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 114.8 billion at the end of September 2018, USD 3.1 billion...
The seafood sector is of strategic importance for the Bangladesh economy as well as for food security and the livelihoods of millions of fishermen and stakeholders along the production chain. To ensure...
On October 5, 2018, 10 years after the powerful earthquake that struck the mountains of central Asia and took the lives of many, the Kyrgyz Republic commemorated its very first national disaster risk reduction...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 4, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: the Ministry of Trade has released a regulation that exempts the oil and gas exporters from the...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 3, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: the Ministry of Finance reported that the realization of customs and excise revenue as of 1 October...
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