This options paper aims to highlight select evidence-based and innovative options for potential programming that could unlock women’s and girls’ empowerment through the World Bank’s portfolio in Somalia....
Type: ReportReport#: 196338Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of how European Union (EU) member states monitor poverty and social exclusion at the subnational level, while also offering practical guidance to...
Type: ReportReport#: 200805Date: December 31, 2024Author:
Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet ;
Belghith, Nadia Belhaj Hassine ;
Robayo, Monica ;
Lucchetti, Leonardo Ramiro ;
Costa, Rita D. ;
Badiani-Magnusson, Reena
The Government of Benin has designed a specific program called “Azoli”
to provide a comprehensive set of self-employment and wage employment services to vulnerable youth (under-employed and undereducated...
Under the updated low-income country debt sustainability framework (LIC DSF), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains at moderate risk of both external and overall debt distress, with some capacity...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197972Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Viet Nam has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This will require increasing diversity in Viet Nam’s electricity supply, a transition to renewable electricity generation, and a reduction in...
Type: ReportReport#: 202122Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Uzbekistan’s economic story over the past seven years is a captivating one of transition and reform; however, the country is not yet enjoying the full economic returns from these efforts. This report shows...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 201175Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report is intended to support the government of Sierra Leone in the development of a risk
management action plan and for disaster risk financing investments. It was compiled with
extensive analysis...
Type: Agriculture Sector ReviewReport#: 200816Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Seychelles assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Seychelles perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196857Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Water is essential to building a livable planet and is central to the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals. This critical resource is under unprecedented threat. Water crises are becoming...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 196931Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
T his report – Cameroon’s first ever official poverty assessment – draws on
the country’s latest microdata to suggest policies that can ignite poverty
reduction at a pivotal moment. Around 4 in 10 Cameroonians...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 202465Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This guide addresses the variety of infrastructural investments that are likely to provide the highest value for improving the performance of Irrigation &Drainage (I&D) as part of the efforts to innovate...
Type: ReportReport#: 196863Date: December 31, 2024Author:
Ward, Christopher ;
Burt, Charles ;
Valieva, Svetlana ;
Shawky, Ahmed ;
Casanova, David ;
Meerbach, David
The State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF) is the World Bank’s largest multi-donor trust fund providing catalytic financing to prevent conflict, support rapid crisis response, and build long-term resilience...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 202090Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The primary objectives of this report are to: Share information about the questions used in the ESS in order to inform future survey design and measurement. Provide descriptive analysis of the new tax-related...
Type: ReportReport#: 200863Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted daily life and exacerbated global inequalities, leading policymakers to seek innovative, evidence-based solutions to mitigate its impacts. By March 2023, the...
Type: ReportReport#: 201042Date: December 31, 2024Author:
Dugas, Michelle ;
Lim, Jungkyu Rhys ;
Afif, Zeina ;
Chatila, Mohamad ;
Pinzon Hernandez, Daniel Alejandro ;
Vakis, Renos
The recent economic crisis, characterized by a buildup of arrears, exposed systemic public financial management (PFM) challenges in Ghana, such as weak budget planning, preparation, and execution. This...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 196873Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Paraguay, an upper middle‑income country (UMIC), is blessed with abundant natural resources. This reliance on natural resources makes Paraguay vulnerable to weather‑related shocks, including those stemming...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 202151Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Paraguay, an upper middle‑income country (UMIC), is blessed with abundant natural resources. This reliance on natural resources makes Paraguay vulnerable to weather‑related shocks, including those stemming...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 202151Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Côte d’Ivoire’s overall and external public debt remain at moderate risk of debt distress and show significative improvements compared to the DSA prior to the debt management operation (DMO) completed...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 196348Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) remains in debt distress, due to prolonged unsettled external arrears of around 1.6 percent of GDP at end-2023. Nevertheless, staff assesses that the country has the capacity...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 198020Date: December 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
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