Many of the enterprises that make up Bangladeshs dominant nonfarm sector 85 percent of GDP) are located in rural areas World Bank 2015). Electrifying them can be a major driving force behind economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 139374Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Samad,Hussain A.,Portale,Elisa
Bangladesh’s government-owned export processing zones (EPZs) positively promoted trade and investment by addressing land scarcity and other policy constraints. The Private Sector Development Support Project...
Quality statistics are necessary for development and poverty reduction efforts. They provide evidence for policy decisions. Recognizing the importance of timely and quality statistics in policy decisions,...
A sound public financial management (PFM) system is essential for sound macroeconomic management and good governance. Over the past two decades, the government has made efforts to improve the PFM systems....
Improving skills and productivity are crucial to Bangladesh’s quest to accelerate economic growth and become an upper middle-income country. However, the current skill levels of the labor force are unlikely...
Due to its geographical position, Bangladesh remains vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters, which often cause damage to the country’s infrastructure and agricultural sectors. The poor are...
The twelfth Zambia economic brief with a focus on how Zambia can harness its renewable resources to promote sustainable growth. This brief is part of a series of short economic updates produced twice a...
Levels and efficiency of health services financing in fragile, conflict and violence (FCV) countries are significantly low. FCV countries face more challenges in each of the health financing domains namely...
Type: BriefReport#: 139526Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Dong, Di
Under the term “communitization,” in 2002 the state government of Nagaland transferred responsibility for local services to Village Councils and sector-specific Committees. In the health sector, Village...
The government of Bangladesh currently implements several public workfare and humanitarian assistance programs to support the poorest populations during periods of seasonal unemployment and to provide...
Bangladesh has had a long history of local governance stretching back over one hundred and thirty years, but it is only recently that local governments are increasingly realizing their potential within...
In a region with a long tradition of coping with extreme water and weather variability, the Japan-World Bank DRM Program supported disaster risk reduction, risk financing, and hydro-meteorological systems...
While Bangladesh had successfully reduced extreme poverty in rural areas from 37.9 percent in 2000 to 21.1 percent in 2010, still rural poverty is almost three times that of urban areas. Extreme poverty...
The country is self-sufficient in food production but in the event of significant natural disaster, progress can be hampered. The Bangladesh weather and climate services regional project (BWCSRP) seeks...
Bangladesh is on pace to fulfill its aspirations to become an upper-middle-income country by 2031. Strong macroeconomic fundamentals, economic liberalization, trade integration and large inflows of remittances...
Despite significant increase in power generation capacity and access to electricity in recent years, Bangladesh is struggling to ensure quality and reliability of power supply. Unreliable power supply...
Children everywhere need enough nutritious food and stimulation to grow and develop to their full potential. Yet many disadvantaged children in low-income countries do not receive the support they need...
In the context of natural gas supply shortages, improving the efficiency of the existing gas-based power plants is a priority of the government. The Ghorashal Unit Four Repowering Project aims to increase...
Bangladesh needs faster and higher growth to attain its vision of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2031. Inadequate infrastructure is among the key binding constraints to higher growth. It is...
The lack of availability and reliability of power is a key constraint to job creation and poverty reduction, hampering the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s economy. The supply of power in has not been able...
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