From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4
percent, with higher access rates in urban areas (ITU, 2023).
In most countries...
Type: BriefReport#: 197069Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
This document focuses primarily on how classroom assessment activities can measure students’ literacy skills as they progress along a learning trajectory towards reading fluently and with comprehension...
Type: ReportReport#: 197071Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Bazaldua, Diego Luna ;
Levin, Victoria ;
Liberman, Julia ;
Gala, Priyal Mukesh
To address the important challenge of air pollution and the negative health consequences for their population, policymakers need data to both understand the current situation and assess the impact of policies...
Type: BriefReport#: 197073Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on the infrastructure in African countries. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport,
telecommunications...
Type: BriefReport#: 197075Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on African countries’ infrastructures. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport, telecommunications,...
Type: ReportReport#: 197074Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Milusheva, Sveta ;
Buzinsky, Sandra ;
Gassama, Aram ;
Sagot, Marion Elena ;
Thorne, Vincent
Research on the labor market implications of artificial intelligence has focused principally on high-income countries. This paper analyzes this issue using microdata from a large set of low- and middle-income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11057Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Demombynes, Gabriel ;
Langbein, Jorg Gero ;
Weber, Michael
The World Bank’s Subnational Business Ready (Subnational B-READY) project, the successor to the Subnational Doing Business reports, offers a comprehensive framework for evaluating local business environments....
This paper examines parental benefits in Argentina, focusing on their role in addressing gender inequality and labor market challenges during pregnancy and post-childbirth. Drawing on the International...
This report aims to highlight opportunities for developing ecosystem-linked insurance - that is, insurance that integrates the effect of ecosystems in products covering coastal hazards. These products...
Type: ReportReport#: 197000Date: February 4, 2025Author:
Rios Wilks, Anna Julia ;
Cook, Samantha
This report explores the case for introducing innovative insurance products for businesses within the tourism industry that leverage and conserve coastal and marine ecosystems. It presents an overview...
Type: ReportReport#: 196999Date: February 4, 2025Author:
Cook, Samantha
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the relevance, effectiveness, and adaptability of the World Bank Group’s support to Nepal from FY 2014 through FY23. The evaluation period spans the FY14–18...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 196288Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Committee welcomed the early-stage evaluation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Platforms Approach which was requested by the Board in 2022. Members acknowledged that the evaluation did...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197963Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Paraguay assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Paraguay perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 197033Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Paraguay assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Paraguay perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 197033Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
Against the backdrop of a protracted conflict, The Republic of Yemen faces complex and
multifaceted development challenges that demand the country’s resources and attention.
These challenges will worsen...
Type: ReportReport#: 197035Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Senegal assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Senegal perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 197032Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
In tomorrow’s world, the winners will inevitably be those who possess the knowledge to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid technological advancements. In contrast, those who lack this knowledge will...
Type: ReportReport#: 197003Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The paper examines the early integration of Ukrainian refugee students into Italy's education system following the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Using administrative and survey data, the study...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11055Date: February 4, 2025Author:
Carlana,Michela ;
Castaing, Pauline ;
Testaverde, Mauro ;
Tiberti, Marco
The Country Opinion Survey in Senegal assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Senegal perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 197032Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
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