GovTech - the special topic of this edition - has the potential to act as a critical lever for boosting public sector productivity and sustaining Malaysia’s transition to a digitally driven, high-income...
Type: ReportReport#: 204866Date: October 7, 2025Author:
World Bank
Amid global economic uncertainty and limited fiscal space in the region, Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is showing some resilience, with projected growth gradually increasing over 2025-2027 period....
Type: PublicationReport#: 204966Date: October 7, 2025Author:
World Bank
Irrigation operators everywhere are under pressure to perform better. There is demand for more - and more reliable - water alongside greater resource scarcity and uncertainty. Infrastructure investment...
Type: ReportReport#: 175447Date: October 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper identifies opportunities for Paraguay to align its tax system with its goal of sustainable development and becoming a green investment destination. Paraguay could increase its collection of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 203187Date: October 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh Development Update is a bi-annual publication by the World Bank. This report provides an assessment of the state of the Bangladesh economy, outlook, risks, and the key reform challenges the...
Type: ReportReport#: 204948Date: October 6, 2025Author:
Khan, Nazmus Sadat ;
Sharma, Dhruv ;
Jahan, Sharmin Akter ;
Dihel, Nora Carina ;
Chen, Zhiyu Jerry ;
Khalil, Uzma ;
Naoaj, MD Shah ;
Jonaed, FNU ;
Palaniswamy, Nethra ;
Olivieri, Sergio
How important is government business to the private sector in developing economies? This paper uses administrative tax data on firm-to-firm transactions in Kenya to examine the effects of becoming a government...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11227Date: October 6, 2025Author:
Mensah, Justice Tei ;
Wankuru, Peter Chacha ;
Kirui, Benard K.
This Poverty Assessment provides a comprehensive update on poverty in the Palestinian territories, drawing on insights from the latest Palestinian Expenditure and Consumption Survey (PECS) and other data...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 204954Date: October 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Management Plan (IMP) supports the World Bank Group's FY24 GHG emissions accounting results from its internal global business operations, as reported in the...
Type: ReportReport#: 204961Date: October 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and updates...
Type: ReportReport#: 204950Date: October 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
Behavior change refers to the process of altering human actions by targeting a specific audience and using insights into the context and timing of the action, either to discourage a detrimental behavior...
Type: ReportReport#: 204926Date: October 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
Social and behavior change, is crucial for biodiversity conservation as it addresses the actions and choices of people, which drive most threats to wild species. Behavior change can support long-term conservation...
Type: ReportReport#: 204924Date: October 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
The purpose of this guidance note is to assist governments, project implementers, and wildlife management practitioners to conduct social research to support wildlife conservation interventions, such as...
Type: ReportReport#: 204923Date: October 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
Afghanistan stands at a critical crossroads. As of early 2025, nearly 15 million people are facing acute food insecurity, with 3.1 million already in emergency conditions. These figures are not just numbers;...
Crafting messages is a central component of a behavior change strategy. Messages should be informed by the behaviors and audiences being targeted in line with the three steps to design a behavior change...
Type: ReportReport#: 204925Date: October 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
This glossary defines terms used in the four guidance notes of the Global Wildlife Program behavior change series. It includes concepts from behavioral science and social research offering a shared understanding...
Type: ReportReport#: 204927Date: October 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
The World Bank is supporting the Government of Lebanon to implement this project, with a first loan of US$200 million that closed on April 30, 2025 (referred to as the Greater Beirut Water Supply Project...
Type: ReportReport#: 204884Date: October 2, 2025Author:
World Bank
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