This paper examines technology sophistication in establishments. To comprehensively measure technology sophistication, a grid is created that covers key business functions and the technologies used to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11051Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Comin,Diego A. ;
Cirera, Xavier ;
Cruz, Marcio
This report aims to establish a fundamental guide for the cross-border integration of power grids and markets, with a particular focus on the context of developing and emerging countries, to further streamline...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 196366Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Fujioka, Naoki ;
Sanchez, Pedro E. ;
Aldayarov, Mirlan
How does forced displacement shape development in origin countries? This article examines the case of Venezuela, where nearly eight million people have been forcibly displaced. To do this, it compares...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11049Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Cabra-Ruiz,Nicolás ;
Rozo, Sandra ;
Sviatschi,María Micaela
The Country Opinion Survey in Belize assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better
understanding how stakeholders in Belize perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with
systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196892Date: January 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Belize assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better
understanding how stakeholders in Belize perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with
systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196892Date: January 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
This memorandum provides the quarterly update of IBRD’s lending rates and spreads pursuant to the standard loan pricing as defined in the Bank Policy and Directive Financial Terms and Conditions of Bank...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197197Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper uses a vulnerability-based approach to analyze the evolution of the middle class in Europe between 2005–08 and 2015–18. The analysis reveals that, on average, the income level needed to ensure...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11047Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Bussolo, Maurizio ;
Karver, Jonathan George ;
Lokshin, Michael M. ;
Lopez-Calva, Luis-Felipe ;
Torre, Ivan
On January 27, 2025, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors adopted resolution number seven hundred and eleven. It was resolved that the 2027 Annual Meetings...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197122Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
Kazakhstan's economy is estimated to have grown by 4.0 percent in 2024. A temporary acceleration to 4.5–5.0 percent growth is projected in 2025, supported by a one-off surge in oil production, export growth,...
Type: ReportReport#: 196872Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Agaidarov, Azamat
Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to the slow implementation of macroeconomic adjustment reforms and a series of recent shocks. Food insecurity remains a major concern due to weak harvests...
Type: ReportReport#: 196851Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Engel, Jakob ;
Mussa, Anwar ;
Chilima, Efrem Zephnath ;
Adiya, Tsolmon ;
Lokanc, Martin ;
Cardona, Lina Marcela ;
Njati Banda, Innocent ;
McKenna, Miles ;
Douglas-Hamilton, Charles Douglas ;
Soininen, Krista Alexandra
This paper investigates the role of gender bias in artificial intelligence–driven analyses of citizen participation, using data from the 2023 Latinobarómetro Survey. The paper proposes that gender bias—whether...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11046Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Cuesta Leiva, Jose Antonio ;
Pecorari, Natalia
The Country Opinion Survey in Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Laos PDR perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 196853Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Building Code Checklist for Universal
Accessibility provides a systematic approach
to review building code provisions, with a
focus on universal accessibility in the built
environment and ensure consideration...
Type: ReportReport#: 196875Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
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