Over the past two decades, urbanization in Mongolia has surged, leading to a rapid and sizeable increase in multi-story housing developments, particularly in Ulaanbaatar and secondary cities. Alongside...
Type: ReportReport#: 195393Date: December 6, 2024Author:
Harrison, Dao H ;
Nielsen, Olivia ;
Fremont, Emile ;
Sengupta, Pallavi
This note discusses how human capital is a job connector and driver of entrepreneurship. It first presents ideas on how to unlock the barriers to accessing productive employment, with particular attention...
Type: BriefReport#: 195408Date: December 6, 2024Author:
Cunningham, Wendy ;
Demirag, Daisy ;
Weber, Michael
This white paper also discusses the challenges ahead, such as closing the digital skills gap, navigating data localization requirements, and addressing the energy efficiency of data centers. An essential...
Type: ReportReport#: 195400Date: December 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the near term, achieving sustainability is one of humanity’s most vital objectives. For sustainability to become a mindset and not merely a goal, it needs to encompass all fields, including digital....
Type: ReportReport#: 195399Date: December 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
This country profile analyzes gender gaps in the disaster risk management (DRM) agenda in Jamaica that influence the exposure and vulnerability, preparedness, and coping capacity of different populations....
Type: ReportReport#: 194843Date: December 4, 2024Author:
World Bank
Armenia has made significant progress in its development journey by improving its macro-fiscal management towards becoming an upper-middle income country in 2018. With its prudent and disciplined macro-fiscal...
Type: ReportReport#: 195350Date: December 4, 2024Author:
World Bank
Business training has long been a staple of development policy, with annual expenditures exceeding US$ 1 billion in low- and middle-income countries. The vast majority of training is delivered in person,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10992Date: December 4, 2024Author:
Cassidy, Rachel ;
Ebrahim, Menaal Fatima ;
Ubfal, Diego Javier
This paper examines the medium-term effects of policy- driven income shocks on human capital accumulation in low-income environments. Using administrative data on test scores of the universe of primary...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10993Date: December 4, 2024Author:
Dabalen, Andrew L. ;
Mensah, Justice Tei ;
Nsabimana,Aimable
Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) allows public sector organizations to procure goods and services while maximizing value for money, benefiting society and the economy, and minimizing environmental...
Type: ReportReport#: 195306Date: December 3, 2024Author:
Kumar, A K Kalesh ;
Sherman, Mariam J. ;
Tahboub, Hiba ;
Berroa, Diomedes ;
Salim, Maryam ;
Meyer, Tania
Tech-EnableD Disability Inclusive Education (TEDDIE) is an instrument comprising a costing tool and an implementation toolkit to help policymakers estimate the cost of procuring, utilizing, and maintaining...
Type: ReportReport#: 187598Date: December 3, 2024Author:
Alasuutari, Hanna Katriina ;
Barron Rodriguez, Maria Rebeca ;
Cobo Romani, Juan Cristobal ;
D Angelo, Sophia Marie ;
Lee, Changha ;
Pan, Yilin
Tech-EnableD Disability Inclusive Education (TEDDIE) is an instrument comprising a costing tool and an implementation toolkit to help policy makers estimate the cost of procuring, utilizing, and maintaining...
Type: BriefReport#: 187598Date: December 3, 2024Author:
Alasuutari, Hanna Katriina ;
Barron Rodriguez, Maria Rebeca ;
Cobo Romani, Juan Cristobal ;
D Angelo, Sophia Marie ;
Lee, Changha ;
Pan, Yilin
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) sets forth the World Bank Group (WBG) strategy for supporting Namibia’s goals to reduce poverty and inequality as outlined in its national development plans. Although...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: CPF0000008Date: December 3, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study documents short-term economic mobility in Malaysia over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, at the population level and for various subgroups. The findings show broad and steady...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10991Date: December 3, 2024Author:
Rongen,Gerton ;
Lanjouw,Peter
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