A growth success story: natural resource wealth and strong institutions transformed Botswana into a stable upper-middle-income country, raising living conditions. Botswana’s track record of strong growth...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 185918Date: November 20, 2023Author:
Babatshi Gasha, Tshepho Candy ;
Baez, Javier E. ;
Buckley, Thomas ;
Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina ;
Sanchez, Alvaro
This Policy brief investigates possible solutions for internally displaced persons in Ethiopia after the 2017 drought, with a specific emphasis on local integration initiatives that support people’s livelihoods....
Type: BriefReport#: 193087Date: November 20, 2023Author:
Ferrández, Pablo Cortés
This paper studies the impact of point of sale technology adoption on local tax compliance by firms. The paper exploits administrative data on monthly restaurant and hotel tax payments in the Indonesian...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10610Date: November 20, 2023Author:
Chattha, Muhammad Khudadad ;
Fadilla, Raka Rizky ;
Soko, Naranggi Pramudya ;
Tyas, Prabaning
The Country Opinion Survey in Tanzania assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Tanzania perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 187548Date: November 19, 2023Author:
World Bank
Sri Lanka recognizes the crucial role of energy efficiency in advancing its development agenda, reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, and fostering a sustainable energy transition. Energy efficiency has...
Type: ReportReport#: 185896Date: November 18, 2023Author:
Maria Rodriguez ;
Pasquier, Sara Munro Bryan ;
Samarasinghe, Deegoda Gamage Ashini Iwanthika ;
Sarkar, Ashok ;
Toga Makang, Monyl Nefer ;
Vayrynen, Jari ;
Zamir, Syeda Maira
The Middle Corridor (MC) is a multimodal transport corridor connecting China to Europe, which has been receiving elevated attention following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The MC links China, and Kazakhstan...
Type: ReportReport#: 185892Date: November 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
The rates of violent crime in South Africa are among
the highest in the world. Crime regularly makes
headlines in the international and local press,
shaping perceptions and attitudes. A Google trend
search...
Type: ReportReport#: 185890Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
On November 17, 2023, the World Bank Group conducted a series of consultations in Ireland with civil society organizations and government representatives on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy...
Type: BriefReport#: 192206Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report provides an overview of FS2030’s progress in developing and advancing implementation of the FY23 Annual Work Plan and Budget and results toward FS2030’s goal of helping countries build better...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 185888Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Leveraging State Data Ecosystems for State and District-Level Policy and Planning Forum was held on November 17, 2023, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Forum was organized by NITI Aayog and the government...
Type: ReportReport#: 195872Date: November 17, 2023Author:
Bery, Suman K. ;
Mishra, Durga Shanker
The Moroccan economy is recovering. Following a sharp deceleration in 2022 caused by various overlapping commodity
and climatic shocks, economic growth increased to 2.9 percent in the first semester of...
Type: ReportReport#: 185878Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
This IEG validation of the World Bank Group’s Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the FY17-FY22 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) and its adjustments through the FY20 Performance and Learning...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 190280Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
The economic recovery slowed due to stagnant tourism arrivals from China and contracting manufacturing. Nevertheless, strong private consumption and recovering goods exports supported growth. Inflation...
Type: BriefReport#: 185889Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank
This CCDR is divided into five chapters: chapter 1 focuses on Kenya’s development context and the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, analyzing the characteristics of key sectors of the...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 185755Date: November 17, 2023Author:
World Bank Group
The Moroccan economy is recovering. Following a sharp deceleration in 2022 caused by various overlapping commodity
and climatic shocks, economic growth increased to 2.9 percent in the first semester of...
Type: ReportReport#: 185878Date: November 16, 2023Author:
World Bank
A decision tree approach to assessing and identifying steps in pursuing blue carbon readiness within your country. Starting with Pillar 1, move your way through the tree using the legend below as a guide....
Type: ReportReport#: 186421Date: November 16, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report is undertaken as a part of the Human Capital Project (HCP), a globalinitiative of the World Bank Group that aims to increase governments’ awarenessof the importance of investing in people (World...
Type: ReportReport#: 186979Date: November 16, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report evaluates innovation grants under the Research and Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) financed from the European Union’s (EU) Cohesion Fund in the Polish region of Pomorskie. This...
Type: ReportReport#: 185887Date: November 16, 2023Author:
Di Cataldo, Marco ;
Jonathan Stöterau ;
Lukasz Marc ;
Peeva, Aleksandra Peeva ;
Renzullo, Elena
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