Climate change affects what the World Bank does as a development institution. Rising temperatures, increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, and changing seasonal weather patterns put various...
Type: BriefReport#: 170251Date: January 1, 2019Author:
World Bank
Access to justice, the ability of citizens and communities to resolve disputes and uphold rights, is key to attaining the World Bank’s twin goals of eliminating poverty and promoting shared prosperity....
Type: BriefReport#: 134546Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Harley, Georgia ;
Panter, Elaine Rene Elizabeth
Around the world, trade has played a critical role in reducing poverty. Some of the most successful countries in East Asia, Europe, and North America owe much of their success to strong trade relations...
In the 2015, countries committed to ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning as part of meeting Sustainable Development Goals. Three years later, the World Bank...
Type: BriefReport#: 154675Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Fokkelman, Emilie Philippa ;
Guerzovich, Maria Florencia ;
Poli, Maria
This note summarizes findings from a new paper, which lays out a methodology to determine the types of mechanisms, be they the legal system, civil organizations, or shared business interest, that firms...
Type: BriefReport#: 152936Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Francis, David C.
In this policy brief we discuss whether and to what extent recent currency depreciation is a problem for Afghanistan. We show that: i) depreciation against the US dollar has been modest and driven mostly...
Teach is an open source classroom observation tool that provides a window into one of the less explored and more important aspects of a student’s education: what goes on in the classroom. The tool is intended...
The current account deficit (CAD) came in at United States dollars (USD) 7.0 billion in Q1 ‘19 compared to USD 9.2 billion in the previous quarter. As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), the CAD was...
Type: BriefReport#: 142783Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Hapsari, Indira Maulani
As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) evolve from start-up to maturity, they need to grow into governance. This paper introduces the International Finance Corporation (IFC) governance methodology for...
Type: BriefReport#: 141427Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Carrington, Helen ;
Kravatzky, Axel ;
Ryabota, Vladislava ;
Volynets, Alexey K.
There has been significant progress over the past year towards the creation of a more sustainable shipping industry. After years of minimal regulatory change in the sector, both the International Maritime...
Type: BriefReport#: 141443Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Conde, Maria López
Ethiopia has made remarkable economic progress over the past decade, achieving high gross domestic product (GDP) growth and dramatically reducing poverty. Despite this success, current gender gaps show...
Type: BriefReport#: 135476Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Buehren, Niklas ;
Goldstein, Markus P. ;
Gonzalez Martinez, Paula Lorena ;
Hailemicheal, Adiam Hagos ;
Kirkwood, Daniel John ;
Paskov, Patricia Rose ;
Poulin, Michelle ;
Raja, Chandni
Capitalizing on the early years is one of the most critical investments a country can make to break the cycle of poverty, address inequality and boost productivity in later life. However, millions of children...
The World Bank, with contributions from the CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, is promoting a paradigm shift, moving away from considering wastewater as a waste and recognizing its inherent value....
Firm-level survey data on registered private firms reveal that firms in Malaysia have much lower labor productivity than their counterparts in 43 upper-middle-income and 14 high-income countries. It will...
Type: BriefReport#: 138329Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Amin, Mohammad ;
Soh, Yew Chong
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