In 2011, the World Bank Group commenced a multiyear program designed to support countries in systematically examining and strengthening the performance of their education systems. Part of the World Bank’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 119783Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Al-Seyani,Hamoud M. Ghaleb
Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, is now disrupting the financial services industry as part of a larger wave of external innovations by digital financial technologies. Emerging markets, due...
Type: BriefReport#: 120262Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Niforos, Marina
Public-private dialogue (PPD) is a structured engagement mechanism that aims to bring together all relevant stakeholders, in a balanced and inclusive manner, to assess, prioritize, and achieve sustainable...
Type: BriefReport#: 119240Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Utterwulghe,Steve Denis Jean
The Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB) is one of the world’s most unique, near pristine free-flowing rivers, and is central to sustainable economic development within the arid landscapes of southern Africa....
Public-private dialogue (PPD) is a structured engagement mechanism that aims to bring together all relevant stakeholders, in a balanced and inclusive manner, to assess, prioritize, and achieve sustainable...
Type: BriefReport#: 119241Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Utterwulghe,Steve Denis Jean
New available data suggests that the Lao business environment is not improving, and might be deteriorating. The main constraints named by firms surveyed in the 2016 Enterprise Survey are the practices...
After the food crises of 2007-2008 and the growing realization that donor resources were not sufficient to meet global agricultural development challenges, the AgResults initiative was launched at the...
Type: BriefReport#: 121123Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Mainville,Denise Yvonne ;
Narayan,Tulika
This paper explores new approaches to address risks and problems in five areas: disclosure of loan terms and conditions; marketing approaches to promote responsible borrowing; appropriate and tailored...
Type: BriefReport#: 119214Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Mazer, Rafe ;
McKee, Kate
Financial institutions around the world find themselves continually barraged by external innovations they are often unable to absorb and internalize. The emergence of innovative digital financial technologies...
Type: BriefReport#: 120261Date: August 1, 2017Author:
Niforos, Marina
China has emerged as a global clean energy leader. China’s rapid economic rise over the past two decades did not come without a price: heavily dependent on coal to fuel its economy, China became the planet’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 119481Date: August 1, 2017Author:
ESMAP
Climate resilient growth and poverty reduction in Africa depend on the sustainable, coordinated management, and development of its transboundary waters. Key sectors that contribute to growth such as energy,...
Public procurement is among the most significant issues affecting public sector performance. Appropriate and efficient use of public fund for procurement is important for Bangladesh, like any other country,...
Bangladesh has made remarket progress in the health, nutrition and population (HNP) outcomes and has surpassed many neighboring countries in South Asia in terms of achieving the health-related Millennium...
South Asia is highly prone to weather and water related disasters such as flooding, drought, thunderstorms and cyclones. The main objective of this Regional program for hydromet services and resilience...
This brief describes efforts by the Malaysia Hub to share Malaysia’s development experience in building resilient financial systems, by assisting countries in Asia and around the world to reform their...
Type: BriefReport#: 178189Date: July 19, 2017Author:
World Bank
Climate and natural hazards can potentially have catastrophic impacts on the energy system of Afghanistan. The energy production in Afghanistan is dominated by hydro power generation, which is vulnerable...
When crowdfunding emerged in the United Kingdom around 2007, few can imagine that 10 years later China will be the largest crowdfunding market in the world. Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China started...
Type: BriefReport#: 119207Date: July 1, 2017Author:
Aveni,Tyler Jackson ;
Jenik,Ivo
Around the world, the talents and aspirations of hundreds of millions of young people are lost in a fog of unemployment, with few accessible quality jobs in sight. Youth are up to 4x more likely to be...
Digital technology is transforming the organization and location of production, and thus the futureof work. It risks widening the gap between richer and developing countries, and between the better skilled...
Blockchain is an exciting new technology that may prove to be a radical innovation - similar to technologies such as the steam engine and the Internet that triggered previous industrial revolutions - with...
Type: BriefReport#: 118734Date: July 1, 2017Author:
Niforos, Marina
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