This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa....
Type: ReportReport#: 193966Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
This PowerPoint presentation was presented at a knowledge exchange event co-organized by the World Bank TDLC and the OECD Development Centre on October 9, 2024. It highlights the role of cities in job...
Type: BriefReport#: 194260Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper assesses patterns and drivers of current trade restructuring and its welfare implications. The main trade restructuring drivers include lower cost advanced technologies, rising offshore labor...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10955Date: October 23, 2024Author:
Abreha,Kaleb ;
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
In light of the emerging mega-trends and intricate challenges facing the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, this note presents a review of how neglecting to have a continued focus on education in ECA...
The IMF and World Bank have proposed a three-pillar approach to help address current liquidity
challenges. This three-pillar approach, presented in a joint Bank-Fund non paper, combines structural reforms...
Type: ReportReport#: 194277Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis has worsened with famine, widespread infrastructure destruction, trade disruptions, and 12 million displaced due to the conflict. The economy is expected to shrink to two-thirds...
Type: BriefReport#: 194133Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga on October 23, 2024, highlighted the potential of agribusiness in food security, growth, and employment at the "Agriculture and Food...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 195518Date: October 23, 2024Author:
Ajay Banga
For the World Bank Group, clean air in South Asia is a top priority. The 25th issue of the SARRE Newsletter focuses on steps countries are taking for air quality management including an aspirational target...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 194283Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries. Macroeconomic indicators...
Type: ReportReport#: 194068Date: October 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) represents a critical aspect of the Government of Nepal’s (GON) strategy to improve governance, optimize the utilization of public resources, and promote...
Type: ReportReport#: 194237Date: October 22, 2024Author:
Waseem Kazmi ;
Shraddha Shah
The primary objective of this report is to enhance the understanding of Results-Based Financing (RBF) approaches strategically employed to improve gender outcomes. The report is structured around two central...
Type: ReportReport#: 194247Date: October 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest available poverty estimates from the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2019/20 showed a poverty rate of 20.3 percent as measured by the national poverty line. Poverty decreased from 21.4...
Type: BriefReport#: 196085Date: October 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
The economy decelerated slightly. Manufacturing and private consumption weakened while exports and tourism continued to support growth. Growth is projected to accelerate to 2.4 percent in 2024, with further...
Type: BriefReport#: 194240Date: October 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
Following decades of remarkable declines in poverty and inequality, progress has slowed since 2015. Between 2015 and 2021, the national poverty rate decreased from 7.2 percent to 6.3 percent, while the...
Type: BriefReport#: 196087Date: October 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
Migration can offer opportunities but also presents risks for migrants and those at home. These risks are often exacerbated by factors such as gender, age, and ethnicity. Social protection can potentially...
Building on its 7.1 billion dollars cumulative cement industry investment portfolio, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has developed a tool to help cement companies in emerging markets to start planning...
Type: BriefReport#: 197052Date: October 22, 2024Author:
Femi Akinrebiyo ;
Alexander Sharabaroff ;
Marek Stec ;
Margarita Talavera
This PWIP (Pacific women in power) baseline report aims to delineate the status of women’s employment in energy utilities and ministries in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to help inform relevant entry...
The 2024 World Bank Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index is an inventory of the sustainability considerations used in World Bank (Bank) lending and analytical services as well as its corporate practices....
Type: ReportReport#: 194233Date: October 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
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