Life used to come to a near standstill after sunset for the great majority of Bangladeshis living in the countryside. About two-thirds of rural households have access to grid electricity, and they often...
Bangladesh has achieved near universal access to primary education and gender equity at the primary and secondary school enrolments. Yet, many school-aged children, from the poorest families, either do...
Chittagong is the second largest city of Bangladesh with a rapidly swelling population, currently estimated at 2.9 million and expected to reach 3.7 million by 2030. The Chittagong water supply improvement...
Meeting the goal of universal access to clean cooking by 2030 remains a formidable challenge, as the current growth rate in clean-cooking coverage lags far behind the rate required to meet the goal 0.5...
Type: BriefReport#: 139373Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Samad,Hussain A.,Portale,Elisa
Under the term “communitization,” in 2002 the state government of Nagaland transferred responsibility for local services to Village Councils and sector specificCommittees. In the health sector, Village...
In the state of Nagaland, stunting prevalence among under-five children decreased from 39 to 29 percent over the decade between the National Family Health Surveys done in 2005-06 and 2015-16 andis lower...
Bangladesh has done remarkably well in improving agricultural productivity. Around seventy percent people in Bangladesh live in rural areas and over forty-seven percent of the country’s total labour force...
Over 300,000 km rural road network in Bangladesh open up economic opportunities for rural people and improve access to markets, schools, and health facilities. The country has made substantial investments...
Developing natural resources is critical for many of the world’s poorest countries. Natural resource projects can exacerbate inequalities, corruption and conflict. Disclosure and strategic use of data...
Type: Brief,ReportReport#: 185392Date: June 28, 2019Author:
World Bank
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 27, 2019. The government of Indonesia plans to develop twelve new special economic zones (KEK), including four tourist destinations under...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 26, 2019.The government of Indonesia and Japan are to sign the bilateral program agreement on the specified skill workers scheme. The...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 25, 2019. Bank Indonesia issued regulation (PBI No. 21/8/PBl/2019), that takes effect September 1, 2019, to improve National clearance...
Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of global significance located in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The Lake has a rich cultural heritage and provides a wide range of environmental goods and...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 24, 2019. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded a trade surplus of USD 0.2 billion in May. Both exports and imports contracted by 8.99...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 21, 2019. The government agreed to reduce domestic airline fare for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) on certain schedules and formulate fiscal...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 20, 2019. Bank Indonesia maintained its 7-day Reverse Repo Rate (B17DRR). Deposit Facility rate and Lending facility rate at 6 percent,...
Under the partnership framework between the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Vietnam Industry Agency (VIA), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to foster small and medium enterprise (SME) - foreign direct...
Type: BriefReport#: 172576Date: June 20, 2019Author:
World Bank
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 19, 2019. Ministry of Finance issued regulation to exempt sales tax on luxury goods for property that has selling price below IDR 30...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of June 18, 2019. OJK revised downward target of bank loan growth to 9-11 percent yoy from 10-12 percent yoy in 2019. The target of third party...
Haiti has the highest maternal and neo-natal mortality rates in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Based on current trends, Haiti is unlikely to meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals...
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