About 27,000 Indonesians died of lead poisoning in 2019. Where mandatory lead-free standards are absent, as is the case in Indonesia, lead paint is among the most common sources of poisoning. Tests for...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10962Date: October 28, 2024Author:
William Hutchins Seitz ;
Imam Setiawan
Health taxes are excise taxes on products that generate negative externalities and internalities and cause health harms to consumers, typically applied to tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 194366Date: October 28, 2024Author:
Evan Harold Blecher ;
Ceren Ozer ;
Viet Anh Nguyen
The report contains a list of IBRD and IDA disbursements by country and by Global Practices covering the period from FY2015 to FY2022. The information includes the disbursement amount for each of the sixteen...
Type: ReportReport#: 194402Date: October 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
Although deaths and economic losses due to extreme heat are rising globally, heatwaves remain a "hidden hazard" whose impacts are underrecognized due to measurement and valuation challenges. Cities in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10960Date: October 28, 2024Author:
Nicholas K.W. Jones ;
Asmita Tiwari ;
Natsuko Kikutake ;
Takacs,Sacha ;
Souverijns,Niels
This paper provides an extensive review of the literatures on product and labor market regulations and their effects on labor market outcomes. It uncovers the interdependence of these two types of regulations,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10961Date: October 28, 2024Author:
Alzate,David ;
Eliana Carranza ;
Duran-Franch,Joana ;
Truman G. Packard ;
Celina Proffen
To achieve their national and international education goals, many countries need to invest more and better in their education systems. During the last decade, total education spending by governments, households,...
Type: ReportReport#: 194369Date: October 28, 2024Author:
Nobuyuki Tanaka ;
Diego Angel-Urdinola ;
May Bend ;
Yitong Hu ;
Angelica Rivera-Olvera ;
Manos Antoninis ;
Yuki Murakami ;
Silvia Montoya
This is a statement by Jutta Urpilainen at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. In the third year of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194330Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Sang Mok Choi regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, which was held on October 25, 2024. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is condemned for its humanitarian toll,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194341Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Anneliese Dodds and Rachel Reeves regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. They underscored the importance of the IMF and World Bank Group...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194348Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report discusses the remarks delivered by Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, at the 2024 annual meetings plenary. This document outlines the World Bank's efforts to adapt and evolve in response...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 195517Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by H.E. Katsunobu Kato at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. Japan conveys its deepest condolences to the victims and their families severely affected...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194329Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Fernando Haddad regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. He addressed urgent global challenges stemming from crises that have heightened...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194343Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Rogelio Eduardo Ramirez De La O regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. He highlights the World Bank Group's (WBG) progress in becoming...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194352Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Nadia Fettah Alaoui regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. She praised the World Bank Group's (WBG) commitment to sustainable development...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194360Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report, written at the request of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in Saudi Arabia, explores the importance of addressing care challenges in Saudi Arabia. The report examines...
Type: ReportReport#: 193825Date: October 25, 2024Author:
Moraes, Gael Fostier de ;
Nicola Helene Duell ;
Mohamed Ihsan Ajwad
Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate change. According to the Climate Risk Index, Nepal ranks 10th in the world as a country most affected by past climate hazards. Nepal’s climate vulnerability stems...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 194310Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Arvils Ašeradens regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. He highlighted critical global issues, including the rise of violent conflict...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194357Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Nialé KABA regarding the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee, held on October 25, 2024. Nialé KABA delivered a statement on behalf of the Africa Group II Constituency during...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194358Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. The global economy has remained resilient, and a...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194491Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
On October 25, 2024, International Development Association (IDA) Board of Governors adopted resolution number two hundred and fifty-four. It was resolved that the Board of Governors of the Association...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194315Date: October 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
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