Investing in the early years is one of the smartest things a country can do to eliminate extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and create the human capital needed for economies to diversify and grow....
Type: BriefReport#: 108831Date: November 16, 2016Author:
Acosta,Pablo Ariel
Destitute households in a village in Balkh Province are hoping to improve their lives by managing livestock given to them by a program targeting the ultra-poor. The Targeting the Ultra Poor program, part...
Type: BriefReport#: 179136Date: November 15, 2016Author:
World Bank
This brief is a summary of the report, “South Asia’s Turn: Policies to Boost Competitiveness and Create the Next Export Powerhouse,” which says Bangladesh can become an export powerhouse at the level of...
Type: BriefReport#: 179142Date: November 14, 2016Author:
World Bank
Over 300 modern raisin drying houses have been built across Afghanistan under the National Horticulture and Livestock Project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 178932Date: November 9, 2016Author:
World Bank
Over hundred countries included actions related to land-use change and forests in their nationally determined contributions to fight climate change Investing in forests has the potential to reduce poverty,...
This brief describes the engagement plan for the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), a nationwide study conducted by the World Bank Group (WBG) in close consultation with national authorities and other...
Type: BriefReport#: 178105Date: November 8, 2016Author:
World Bank
This brief talks about crop insurance in Philippines. The Philippines is highly dependent on the agribusiness sector, which provides employment for over one-third of its workforce of 40 million people....
Around 133 million people in Indonesia live in or near high-risk earthquake zones, with economic exposure reaching an estimated USD 79 billion. These risks are especially high in areas such as Yogyakarta...
This issue of Indonesia GDP Release contains economic highlights, including: The Indonesian economy grew 5.02 percent yoy in Q3 2016, down from 5.2 percent in the second quarter. This compares with our...
The South Asia gender innovation lab was set up at the World Bank Group (WBG) in 2014 to expand evidence on what works towards addressing key gender challenges and reducing gender inequalities in the region....
Anti-money laundering and combating-the-financing-of-terrorism laws are grounded in reasonable national security concerns, preventing the cross-border flow of funds to terror or criminal groups. But these...
Type: BriefReport#: 110883Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Ramachandran,Vijay
Benin, along with sixteen other OHADA countries in Africa, revised their commercial law to introduce a new status called entreprenant. This status is designed for micro and small businesses, and registering...
Type: BriefReport#: 110816Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Benhassine,Najy ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph ;
Santini,Massimiliano
Emerging evidence suggests that de-risking is a reality. Increased capital requirements, coupled with rising Know-Your-Customer, Anti-Money-Laundering, and Combating-the-Financing-of-Terrorism compliance...
Type: BriefReport#: 110880Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Starnes,Susan K. ;
Kurdyla,Michael ;
Alexander,Alex J.
Iraq, once a relatively skilled and economically prosperous society, has seen its development thwarted by decades of conflict and economic decline. Today it is an upper middle-income, resource-rich, yet...
Type: BriefReport#: 110141Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Alkhoja,Ghassan N. ;
Neman,Ramzi Afif ;
Hariz,Sara
With the application of new storage capacity technologies, advances in the capabilities of energy networks promise to deliver not only efficiency and productivity gains but also business opportunities...
Type: BriefReport#: 110879Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Ong,Sean Frederick
This brief presents the main findings of a large national analysis of determinants of CD4 immune recovery among individuals on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. The analysis was conducted by the...
Led by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, and Industry, Zambia undertook a trade-facilitation needs assessment of its alignment with the articles of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement...
Type: BriefReport#: 113171Date: November 1, 2016Author:
Nuamah,Peter ;
Cichocki, Joe
The System Enhancement for Health Action in Transition (SEHAT) Program, under the Ministry of Public Health, supports the provision and improvement of a basic package of health services and an essential...
Type: BriefReport#: 178930Date: November 1, 2016Author:
World Bank
This activity snapshop brief promoting innovation in agricultural insurance in South Asia with the World Bank Group’s Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), in collaboration with the International Labor...
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