The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies have been a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economic landscape. Average growth
in the GCC surpassed 7 percent in 2022 led by Saudi Arabia, its biggest economy,...
Type: ReportReport#: 185895Date: November 12, 2023Author:
Alhmoud, Khaled Bassam Rasheed ;
Alrayess, Dana Jasmine ;
Chartouni, Carole ;
Fostier de Moraes, Gael ;
Ftomova, Olena Sergiyivna ;
Gomez Tamayo, Sofia ;
Koettl-Brodmann, Johannes ;
Pankratova, Ekaterina ;
Rivera Guivas, Nayib ;
Wang, Xinyue ;
Zeitoun, Nahla Ahmed Mohamed Salaheldin
Road traffic accidents in poorly regulated public transit is a leading cause of death
in low- and middle-income countries. We study how providing information about bus
safety to passengers affects the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192137Date: November 11, 2023Author:
Kelley, Erin ;
Lane, Gregory ;
Schnholzer, David
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for timely information to help monitor and mitigate the socio-economic impact of the crisis. This information is essential to inform policy measures for protecting...
Type: BriefReport#: 191296Date: November 11, 2023Author:
World Bank
This practitioner note discusses emerging best-practices to accelerate cybersecurity skills development in low- and middle-income countries. It focuses on specialist cybersecurity skills, i.e., the human...
Type: ReportReport#: 185806Date: November 11, 2023Author:
Guyot Dasnieres De Salins, Ghislain Raymond Charles
Governments are increasingly seeking opportunities to leverage digital technologies to build a greener future. This guidance note provides useful advice to policy makers underlining adequate leadership...
Type: ReportReport#: 185770Date: November 10, 2023Author:
Almuzaini, Abdulaziz A A Y ;
Annandsingh Rattia, Diana Carolina ;
Blume, Achim Bernd Dietmar ;
Cocciolo, Serena Sara Daniela ;
Hartmann, Johannes Till ;
João Ricardo Vasconcelos ;
Kim, Youngseok ;
La Cascia, Joseph Huntington
NEPRA Resource Management Private Limited (NEPRA) is a large Indian waste management and recycling company. This case study focuses on NEPRA’s initiatives to support waste pickers in its supply chain,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185773Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The following report presents the results of analyzing 30 city-level
Climate Action Plans (CAPs) from Latin America and the Caribbean
region. The report is structured into two main sections. This first...
Type: ReportReport#: 185780Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Resource misallocation has the potential to reduce aggregate total factor productivity and undermine industrial development. Aggregate productivity losses are found to be particularly pronounced in emerging...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 189829Date: November 10, 2023Author:
Edwards, Lawrence James ;
Godfrey Kamutando
This report sheds light on public transport’s role in women’s access to economic opportunities in urban MENA. It examines the links among mobility, gender, and access to economic opportunities. It provides...
Type: ReportReport#: 185744Date: November 10, 2023Author:
Alam, Muneeza Mehmood ;
Bagnoli, Lisa Serena
Across the world, companies are scaling up efforts to minimize their environmental impact to meet their corporate goals and government regulations. In Brazil, the Associação Brasileira da Indústria de...
Type: BriefReport#: 185765Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Paradise Ingredients is a leading banana puree processor based in Costa Rica. It sources 90 percent of its organic banana supply from indigenous Bribri smallholder farmers in a remote region of the country....
Type: BriefReport#: 185775Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Overall study objective is to : Assess household energy access in Sudan Specific
objectives - Electricity access based on the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) o Household income and expenditure, based on MTF...
Type: ReportReport#: 203677Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
High costs and logistical challenges are just two of the barriers that hamper small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and microentrepreneurs from fully participating in the growing e-commerce sector. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185768Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Companies can face greater pressure to manage labor supply when operating in remote locations. In the Solomon Islands, tuna processing company, SolTuna, used inclusive employment practices to solve high...
Type: BriefReport#: 185778Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The following report presents the results of analyzing 30 city-level
Climate Action Plans (CAPs) from Latin America and the Caribbean
region. The report is structured into two main sections. This first...
Type: ReportReport#: 185780Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Danone is a leading multinational food and beverage company. As part of its goal to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, Danone supports informal waste pickers who are crucial to waste management...
Type: BriefReport#: 185766Date: November 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
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