Female labor force participation in Central Asia consistently falls behind global and regional averages, potentially limiting economic growth and human capital development. This survey is intended to provide...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 197389Date: February 13, 2025Author:
Sormani, Roberto Claudio ;
Shaukat, Sarah ;
Villalobos Dintrans, Pablo Andres
Different private sector-led and government-led approaches to the development of solar hybrid mini grids are found around the world. Five approaches used in Africa are reviewed here. Each works better...
Type: ReportReport#: 197379Date: February 13, 2025Author:
World Bank
Bhutan’s broad-based growth has reduced poverty and inequality over the past decades. To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple global and domestic crises, the country adopted unorthodox policies...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 197344Date: February 12, 2025Author:
Aziz, Ashiq
The document collection focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing a nation striving to achieve upper-middle-income status. Despite recent economic growth and poverty reduction, the country faces...
Type: BriefReport#: 197345Date: February 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This document collection focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to youth employment in developing economies. It highlights the growing number of young people entering the workforce and the...
Type: BriefReport#: 197338Date: February 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study is a novel attempt to analyze the patterns and trends of urbanization in medium to large cities in Central Asia. It encompasses a broad range of parameters, and employs an evidence-based approach...
Type: ReportReport#: 197065Date: February 12, 2025Author:
Huang, Chyi Yun ;
Eisenberg, Ross Marc ;
Velasco, Guillermo
This policy brief reviews the options for increasing funding for NCDs and mental health from the perspective of health ministries, finance ministries, and development agencies. This policy brief complements...
Type: BriefReport#: 197355Date: February 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report highlights the underrepresentation of countries on the World Bank's Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations (FCS) list in terms of adaptation finance from international funders. The scale...
Type: ReportReport#: 197349Date: February 12, 2025Author:
Jones, Lindsey Paul ;
Banga, Josue ;
Notkin, Benjamin Savely ;
Brochen, Arthur Guillaume Julien
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national governments face significant macrofiscal challenges that make increasing resources for NCDs and mental health more difficult. Hence, the challenge for...
Type: BriefReport#: 197354Date: February 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh has made notable developmental progress over the past two decades. Economic growth has been among the top 10 percent globally, and poverty has been reduced by 80 percent over the same period....
Type: ReportReport#: 197398Date: February 12, 2025Author:
Galal, Rami ;
Schiffbauer, Marc ;
Rossignol, Alice ;
Dexter, Gharam
The economy is estimated to have grown by 2.6 percent in 2024, surpassing expectations due to an unexpected surge in activity but the recovery continued to lag behind peers. The latest gross domestic product...
Type: ReportReport#: 197290Date: February 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study conducted a randomized experiment to improve participation in a youth employment program in Côte d'Ivoire by testing text message outreach methods. Sending text messages highlighting that the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11063Date: February 11, 2025Author:
Annan,Jeannie ;
Koussoube, Mousson Estelle Jamel ;
Tassy, Josephine ;
Rouanet, Lea Marie ;
Delavallade, Clara ;
Evans,David
This document collection focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to youth employment. It highlights the growing number of young people entering the workforce globally, emphasizing the need...
Type: ReportReport#: 197342Date: February 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
This survey questionnaire was developed under an RSR-financed study on 'Parental Benefits to Improve Women's Attachment to the Labor Market.' The questionnaire was developed by the team from Social Protection...
Type: ReportReport#: 197341Date: February 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
This document collection focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to youth employment in developing economies. It highlights the growing number of young people entering the workforce and the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 197338Date: February 11, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper proposes a dynamic regulatory framework that adapts to the evolving structural
transformation of economies across sectoral, spatial, occupational, and organizational dimensions. It highlights...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 197248Date: February 10, 2025Author:
Carranza, Eliana ;
Saliola, Federica ;
Packard, Truman
This paper presents the results from a novel field experiment that examined the impact of in- creasing the presence of revenue authority officers on tax compliance and tax morale among small and medium-size...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11062Date: February 10, 2025Author:
Paul, Revocatus Washington ;
Mdee,Ephraim ;
Fimbo,Massaga ;
Karver, Jonathan George ;
Chaudhry, Zain ;
Hoy, Christopher Alexander
The first report in this series, The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021: The Potential to Scale (SEI 2021; Andrews et al. 2021), established a baseline of the global landscape and introduced a common...
Type: ReportReport#: 197253Date: February 10, 2025Author:
Arévalo-Sánchez, Inés ;
Heisey, Janet ;
Chaudhary, Sarang ;
Clay, Timothy ;
Strokova, Victoria ;
Dutta, Puja Vasudeva ;
Andrews, Colin
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