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...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 2, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: the government plans to increase airport taxes, particularly at airports under the management...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic Update for October 1, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a year-on-year inflation of 2.9 percent in September,...
The Jakarta Composite Index declined by 4.1 percent over the week, in line with major markets in the region. The Rupiah appreciated against the US dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen by 1.7 percent, 0.5 percent...
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. Jamii offers a mobile-based micro-health...
Gender-based occupational segregation – where women are concentrated in low-paid or low-profit sectors – is a non-trivial source of the gender wage gap worldwide, accounting for as much as 50 percent of...
Type: BriefReport#: 130409Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Croke,Kevin ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Holla,Alaka
In many low, and middle-income countries (LMICs), rapid urbanization, population growth, and changing lifestyles are driving a growing burden fueled by noncommunicable disease and injury, while poor sanitation...
The World Bank Group’s goals are eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. To realize these goals in Nepal, the author need to know from its people what...
Type: BriefReport#: 130799Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Hill,Ruth
Early childhood experiences have a profound impact on brain development, affecting learning, health, behavior, and ultimately, lifetime opportunities. Yet millions of young children are not reaching their...
It is generally believed that firms in emerging markets rely on shorter-term instruments than firms in advanced economies. In recent years, firms in emerging market economies have substantially increased...
Type: BriefReport#: 130976Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Cortina Lorente,Juan Jose ;
Didier Brandao,Tatiana ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy proposed by China that focuses on connectivity and cooperation on a trans-continental scale. Although its scope is still taking shape, the initiative...
Type: BriefReport#: 131211Date: October 1, 2018Author:
De Soyres,Francois Michel Marie Raphael
In rapidly growing urban centers, most residents are near health services. Nonetheless, a range of social and financial constraints can deter individuals and families from seeking care, preventing timely...
Developing country governments seek to reduce pervasive informality of firms for multiple reasons: increasing the tax base, helping firms access formal markets and grow, increasing rule of law, and as...
Type: BriefReport#: 130756Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic Note contains economic highlights, including: Prices of Indonesian assets have been under pressure following the volatility sparked by Turkey’s currency depreciation,...
Armenia’s economy continued to grow strongly in 2018, reflecting robust external demand, favorable metal prices, higher investment, and strengthened private consumption. Improvements in labor markets and...
In low, and middle-income countries, policymakers have long struggled to extend quality frontline care to remote, rural communities. Confronting poor infrastructure, health worker shortages, and limited...
Rapid demographic change, particularly aging populations and a growing burden of chronic disease and multi-morbidity, are straining even the most sophisticated primary health systems. Many frontline health...
Education systems need a broad range of high-quality data to monitor and promote student progress and to understand the links between inputs, policies, practices, and learning. From basic information on...
In low, and middle-income countries, distance and cost can keep people in rural communities from seeking and receiving care, even from the frontline health system. Even where public health facilities exist,...
Ensuring girls can go to school and complete their education is critical for improving lives. Girls who benefit from a quality education become healthier, more productive adults. They’re less likely to...
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