On September 27, 2023, the World Bank held a consultation on the proposed gender strategy 2024-2030, with representatives from the International Rescue Committee (IRC). This discussion aimed to engage,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192226Date: September 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) sets out the priorities of the World Bank Group (WBG) for supporting the Government of Mauritius’ ambition to achieve and maintain high-income status. The CPF covers...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 185050Date: September 27, 2023Author:
World Bank
This study investigates how the landscape of sex work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, evolved in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. Using a mixed-methods approach, the analysis triangulates data from quantitative...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10572Date: September 26, 2023Author:
Balampama, Marianna ;
de Walque, Damien B. C. M. ;
Dow, William H. ;
Hémono, Rebecca
Financial incentives are a promising approach for HIV prevention. Some studies have shown that financial incentive interventions aimed to promote positive health and social behaviors have mixed or harmful...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10573Date: September 26, 2023Author:
Balampama, Marianna ;
de Walque, Damien B. C. M. ;
Dow, William H. ;
Hémono, Rebecca ;
Mccoy, Sandra Irene
This report provides an evaluation of the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in Tajikistan and identifies possible reforms to improve the performance of SOEs. This assessment used an Integrated SOE Framework...
Type: ReportReport#: 183006Date: September 26, 2023Author:
Brownbridge, Martin ;
Busuioc, Andrei ;
Larionov, Dmitriy ;
Mirzoev, Shuhrat ;
Qurbonova, Zuhro ;
Sarsenov, Ilyas ;
Ziyaev, Bakhrom
Disability benefits provide social insurance against the risk of losing working capacity, as well as an important source of income for individuals with disabilities. They are also costly and tend to reduce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10575Date: September 26, 2023Author:
Bíró, Anikó ;
Hornok, Cecília ;
Krekó, Judit ;
Prinz, Daniel ;
Scharle, Ágota
Standard in-person business training programs are costly and difficult to scale to the millions of microenterprises in the developing world. The authors conducted an experiment to test the feasibility,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10574Date: September 26, 2023Author:
Davies, Elwyn ;
Deffebach, Peter ;
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
McKenzie, David
Global goods trade contracted further in the second quarter of 2023 as demand weakened in all regions amid tight monetary conditions, lingering inflationary pressures, and elevated geopolitical tensions....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 184996Date: September 25, 2023Author:
Arvis, Jean Francois ;
Constantinescu, Ileana Cristina ;
Dessus, Sebastien C. ;
Haddad, Mona E. ;
Pereira De Amorim, Marlon ;
Souza Muramatsu, Karen ;
Ulybina, Daria ;
Wellisz, Chris L
Female sex workers are a key population who experience a disproportionately high burden of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. A growing body of evidence suggests that financial incentives can reduce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10571Date: September 25, 2023Author:
Balampama, Marianna ;
de Walque, Damien B. C. M. ;
Dow, William H. ;
Hémono, Rebecca
The highlights of this issue include: (1) note on retiring Judge Andrew Burgess; (2) comparison of two non-confirmation related judgments; and (3) summary of other recent judgments.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 188046Date: September 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical framework to guide governments in catalyzing and scaling up public and private investment in Blue Carbon as part of their blue economy development. It...
Type: ReportReport#: 184750Date: September 25, 2023Author:
Bustamante, Raquel ;
Castano Isaza, Juliana ;
Crook, Steve ;
Diez, Sylvia Michele ;
Dr Von Unger, Moritz Kaspar Karl ;
Sasso, Regina Sánchez ;
Taggart, Mackenzie
This report summarizes the main challenges that men- and women-led companies (also referred to as traders or trade firms) and customs brokers face in undertaking cross-border trade of merchandise goods...
Type: ReportReport#: 182088Date: September 25, 2023Author:
Kurshitashvili, Nato ;
Ochieng, Zachary Ochola ;
Raziyeva, Mariyam ;
Warren, Heidi Stensland
Despite decades of economic growth, gender disparities in South Asia remain remarkably high. Although not the only one, social norms are a crucial driver of various gender outcomes, including differential...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 187533Date: September 23, 2023Author:
Bussolo, Maurizio ;
Ezebuihe, Jessy Amarachi ;
Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria ;
Poupakis, Stavros ;
Rahman, Tasmia ;
Sarma, Nayantara
This Infographic is to be used with the Private Sector Guide on "Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals through IFC’s Environmental, Social, and Governance Standards," and its related Dataset. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 184979 Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
How should tax systems be designed and how should expenditures be targeted to maximize welfare? Economics provides concepts and tools to analyze these questions, but in the real world, the design of tax...
Type: ReportReport#: 187843Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between September 19 and 22, 2023, the World Bank Group held consultations on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from cooperation partners and civil society organizations...
Type: BriefReport#: 192213Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
On September 22, 2023, the World Bank held a virtual consultation on their upcoming gender strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Office of the High Commissioner...
Type: BriefReport#: 192235Date: September 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
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