GDP growth is estimated to have remained flat at 2.2 percent in 2017, in part reflecting the effects of the ongoing rift with its neighbors. However, growth is expected to strengthen in the medium term...
After a short slowdown in 2017 as some of the large infrastructure projects were phased out, growth recovered in 2018 but is still below potential. Pursuing its ambition to position itself as a regional...
Hydrological and meteorological (hydromet) information is useful for more than predicting weatheron any given day. This information can save lives; reduce the impacts of hazards such as floods,storms and...
The World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework in Lao PDR (2017-2021) focuses on three main focus areas and one crosscutting theme: Supporting inclusive growth, Investing in people,Protecting the...
When oil prices started rising in 2010, the Malagasy government introduced fuel subsidies to keep energy prices low. When global oil prices fell in 2015, fuel subsidies were removed. The government is...
Type: BriefReport#: 125947Date: April 1, 2018Author:
ESMAP
Putting a project into practice is challenging and at times a disconnect exists between what is aspired to in project documents and what happens on the ground. To help project managers ensure that projects...
Type: BriefReport#: 124975Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Hoogeveen,Johannes G. ;
Taptue,Andre Marie
Extension services have been implemented on a large scale in developing countries for decades. However, there is little evidence on their impact on the productivity and welfare of farmers. Our study aims...
Type: BriefReport#: 125802Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Buehren,Niklas ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Vaillant,Julia
This note summarizes work on global mental health that has been conducted recently with the support of the World Bank Group (WBG). It provides an overview of the global events, country programs, technical...
Type: BriefReport#: 125874Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Marquez,Patricio V. ;
Dutta,Sheila ;
Balafoutis,John ;
Davey,Brian J. ;
Malek,Gabby ;
Shakow,Aaron David Abraham
A slight decline in hydrocarbon production, which was not offset by higher than expected public spending, underpinned the growth slowdown in 2017. Additionally, structural challenges constrain growth for...
The Noor-Ouarzazate complex is one of the largest concentrating solar power (CSP) facilities in the world—so large, in fact, that it is visible from space. Its goal is to provide power to over one million...
Type: BriefReport#: 125048Date: April 1, 2018Author:
ESMAP
Non-hydrocarbon growth is estimated to have remained resilient in 2017 while OPEC-mandated oil production cuts limited hydrocarbon growth. Economic performance is likely to improve in 2018 withfirming...
Continued economic growth has been achieved despite low oil prices, but it has come at the expense of fiscal and external stability. The exchange rate peg is a regular feature of debate given the perceived...
Technical support financed by the World Bank is helping Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Justice broaden its efforts to modernize the judicial system. The Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project (JSSIP)...
Type: BriefReport#: 125281Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Kaufman,Damir ;
Melis,Eva Maria ;
Mukherjee,Amit ;
Michel Casulleras,Christian Otto
The labor market is characterized by information gaps between work seekers and prospective employers, particularly when it comes to hiring low-skill entry level workers. Information asymmetries about workers’...
Type: BriefReport#: 125801Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Carranza,Eliana ;
Pimkina,Svetlana
Job search is a largely self-regulated process, subject to behavioralbiases that lead to sub-optimal search and employment outcomes.Within this context, we designed, implemented and tested anaction-planning...
Type: BriefReport#: 125797Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Carranza,Eliana ;
Pimkina,Svetlana
This Migration and Development Brief reports global trends in migration and remittance flows, as well as developments related to the Global Compact on Migration (GCM), and the Sustainable Development Goal...
As the impact of the previous year's boost in oil production and exports dissipates, overall growth rate is expected to stabilize at around 4.2 percent, with a larger contribution from the non-oil sector....
Macroeconomic conditions are improving, as Egypt's twin deficits are narrowing and inflation has receded sharply in recent months. The Central Bank has cut key policy rates for the first time since the...
Financial inclusion of smallholder families is considered one of several key conditions needed tospark sustainable agricultural development and food security. However, an analysis of national smallholder...
Type: BriefReport#: 129144Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Hernandez Hernandez,Emilio ;
Bin Humam,Yasmin Klaudia ;
Ciacci, Riccardo ;
Benni, Niclas ;
Kaaria, Susan
Development institutions, governments, and the investment community have been exploring ways to increase private capital flows to support critical development projects in emerging markets. A new financing...
Type: BriefReport#: 125905Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Karlin,Arthur S. ;
Marshall,George Euan ;
Afroz,Mahfuza ;
Kurdyla,Michael
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