The World Bank’s GRIDMAP —the Global Regulations, Institutional Development,
and Market Authorities Perspective Toolkit— provides a minimum package of
policies —based on comparative empirical research—to...
Type: ReportReport#: 203964Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2024, global flare volumes rose to 151 billion cubic meters (BCM), the highest level since 2007, continuing the upward trend in flaring that began in 2023. The increasing waste of associated gas through...
Type: ReportReport#: 203690Date: July 31, 2025Author:
Platonova-Oquab, Alexandrina ;
Howells, Huw Martyn ;
Weigum, Natalie Marie ;
Tyagi, Vineet
Smallholder agriculture plays a central role in food production and poverty alleviation in developing countries. An estimated 510 million farms, each under two hectares, contribute roughly 35 percent of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 204847Date: July 31, 2025Author:
Kumar, Deepak ;
Doan, Miki Khanh
This Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) assesses Togo to be at moderate risk of external debt distress (unchanged from the last DSA) and moderate overall risk of public debt distress (from high risk in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203300Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Dominica’s debt is sustainable, but the country remains at overall high risk of debt distress with elevated levels of public and external debt. The risk of external debt distress, however, has been lowered...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203651Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Guidance Note on Integrating Gender into Land and Property Valuation and Taxation: While land and property taxation and valuation policies and methods are by default gender neutral, the world in which...
Type: ReportReport#: 204421Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
In line with the global movement toward environmental sustainability, Malaysia has significantly expanded initiatives concerning climate change mitigation and adaptation. Specifically, the National Energy...
The World Bank’s GRIDMAP —the Global Regulations, Institutional Development,
and Market Authorities Perspective Toolkit— provides a minimum package of
policies —based on comparative empirical research—to...
Type: ReportReport#: 203964Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
The objective of this note is to summarize the role of behavioral science in tax compliance and tax administration, elaborating on a previous note outlining the World Bank’s past work in this area (Dalton...
Type: ReportReport#: 203566Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
In the face of growing challenges caused by natural catastrophes, insurance should be a key element of comprehensive disaster risk financing strategies. Increasing damage and economic losses from natural...
Type: ReportReport#: 204782Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank ;
IAIS
Ethiopia’s telecommunications sector has undergone a remarkable transformation since 2018, moving from a state-controlled monopoly to a more competitive and dynamic market. This shift has been driven by...
Type: ReportReport#: 203975Date: July 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper discusses the role of social protection and labor (SPL) policies in complementing green transition policies by both mitigating the potential negative impacts of the transition on workers and...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 204663Date: July 31, 2025Author:
Honorati, Maddalena ;
Migliaccio, Emanuela
Increasing private sector participation in ports introduces a wide array of risks – legal, regulatory,
political, commercial, environmental, financial, and social – that need to be identified, allocated,
and...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The port-city interface has evolved through prolonged interactions between ports and their
hinterlands. It has been shaped by various factors such as global, regional, and local economic
trends; the industries...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The increasing threat of climate change and awareness of other environmental challenges, such as air pollution, water contamination, waste management, or ecosystems damages, has put additional pressure...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report is the first output of a multi-year ‘Blueing the Black Sea’ regional program to create a shared regional framework for sustainable management of the Black Sea with a focus on marine pollution,...
Type: ReportReport#: 202723Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Ports are undergoing constant transformation, induced by changes in the global economy,
technology, or the environment. Port reform is influenced by factors that include aspirations for
change underpinned...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The module provides an analysis of port governance, focusing on the evolving role of port authorities in a dynamic global environment. A crucial responsibility of port authorities today is reconciling...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Any labor reform in ports should aim at ensuring a fair, secure, and rewarding work environment.
This includes stable and fulfilling employment with reasonable incomes, supported by decent and
safe working...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Digitalization has transformed ports into smart, interconnected infrastructures, driving efficiency,
sustainability, and visibility across the maritime supply chain. By replacing manual, fragmented
operations...
Type: ReportReport#: 203561Date: July 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
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