In the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, total factor productivity growth has slowed over the past two decades. Why this slowdown has come at a time of rapid technological progress is a puzzle. This...
Type: PublicationReport#: 202041Date: June 4, 2025Author:
de Nicola, Francesca ;
Mattoo, Aaditya ;
Timmis, Jonathan David
This document provides a comprehensive assessment of the direct commitments and contingent liabilities of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan stemming from concession and publicprivate partnership...
Type: ReportReport#: 202031Date: June 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Committee welcomed the evaluation and commended IEG for delivering a timely evaluation, particularly given the increasing frequency of various shocks. Acknowledging the evaluation’s narrow focus, members...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 203457Date: June 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
This document collection focuses on the progress and challenges of a multifaceted project aimed at improving educational outcomes. It examines the project's implementation, including its management, monitoring,...
Type: BriefReport#: 202004Date: June 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
The government of India does not officially recognize or use the term- Indigenous Peoples (IPs). IPs in India are constitutionally notified and administratively categorized as Scheduled Tribes (STs) in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 202024Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Gupta, Neelanjana ;
Singh, Varun
Globally, the overall proportion of the workforce in the agricultural sector is declining, with the proportion of women in the sector also declining. In India, however, while the overall proportion of...
This paper examines property tax administration in Japan, with a specific focus on residential land, utilizing Yokohama City as a case study. It examines the valuation process for residential land, the...
Type: BriefReport#: 202006Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Tanabe, Shin
This report analyzes the impact of new technologies, such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital platforms, on labor markets in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Technical feasibility...
Type: PublicationReport#: 202042Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Fukuzawa, Daisuke ;
Le, Duong Trung ;
Mattoo, Aaditya ;
World Bank
This study explores the potential for producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in four African
countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Rather than serving as a full feasibility analysis...
Type: ReportReport#: 201934Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Abate, Megersa ;
Malina, Robert ;
Schlumberger, Charles E. ;
Seber, Gonca
This paper focuses on the social dimensions of both climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in India. On the adaptation side, it documents how people and communities are coping and adapting to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: 202022Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Gupta, Neelanjana ;
Mehta, Soumya Kapoor
The Scheduled Tribes (or tribals/Adivasis as they are popularly known) comprise 8.6 percent of India’s population, but nearly 50 percent of its poor. According to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 202020Date: June 4, 2025Author:
Gupta, Neelanjana ;
Mehta, Soumya Kapoor
The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region’s rapid economic growth in recent decades is
seen as manufacturing-led, but services are important yet underappreciated drivers of
growth and job creation. Although...
Type: ReportReport#: 202034Date: June 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report aims to support Ecuador in identifying priority marine and coastal areas for conservation within its territorial sea, considering its strategic goals as described in its 2015–2030 National...
Type: ReportReport#: 201989Date: June 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper investigates the impact of an export promotion policy consisting of ad-valorem subsidies for a set of targeted products, on the performance of Pakistani exports in the textile sector. The findings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11136Date: June 3, 2025Author:
Lovo, Stefania ;
Varela, Gonzalo J.
The Country Opinion Survey in India assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in India perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 205723Date: June 3, 2025Author:
WB488385
Recent improvements in survey methodologies have increased measured consumption in many low- and lower-middle-income countries that now collect a more comprehensive measure of household consumption. Faced...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11137Date: June 3, 2025Author:
Foster, Elizabeth Mary ;
Jolliffe, Dean Mitchell ;
Lakner, Christoph ;
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel ;
Tetteh Baah, Samuel Kofi
The June 2025 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) introduces several
important changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. The most
important change is the adoption of...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 201991Date: June 3, 2025Author:
Alfani, Federica ;
Aaron, Danielle V. ;
Atamanov, Aziz ;
Aguilar, R.Andres Castaneda ;
Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina ;
Devpura, Nancy Puranbhai ;
Dewina, Reno ;
Finn, Arden ;
Fujs, Tony Henri Mathias Jany ;
Gonzalez Icaza, Maria Fernanda ;
Krishnan, Nandini ;
Kochhar, Nishtha ;
Kumar, Naresh ;
Lakner, Christoph ;
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel ;
Liniado, Julia ;
Loenborg, Jonas Helth ;
Mahler, Daniel Gerszon ;
Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina ;
Montalva Talledo, Veronica Sonia ;
Moreno Herrera, Laura Liliana ;
Nguyen, Minh Cong ;
Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina ;
Sajaia, Zurab ;
Sanchez Castro, Diana Marcela ;
Seshan, Ganesh Kumar ;
Tetteh Baah, Samuel Kofi ;
Viveros Mendoza, Martha Celmira ;
Wu, Haoyu ;
Yonzan, Nishant ;
Wambile, Ayago Esmubancha ;
Lestani, Diego Gabriel
This evaluation focuses on the preparedness of the World Bank Group, including the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to support epidemic- and pandemic-related health emergencies....
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 201979Date: June 3, 2025Author:
World Bank
This background paper outlines the methodologies and detailed results of the investment costs estimation conducted for the study, Banking on Cities: Investing in Resilient and Low-Carbon Urbanization (Deuskar...
Type: ReportReport#: 201953Date: June 2, 2025Author:
Deuskar, Chandan ;
Khan, Ibrahim Ali ;
Leiva Molano, Juan Sebastian ;
Maria, Augustin ;
Murray, Sally Beth
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