This paper examines the relationship between geopolitical fragmentation and friendshoring of foreign investments over time, countries, and sectors. The analysis uses comprehensive data on foreign direct...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11149Date: June 23, 2025Author:
Grover, Arti ;
Vézina,Pierre-Louis
The Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to achieving Universal Health Care by 2030. Progress toward this goal faces challenges due to limitations in the execution and allocation of the country's...
Type: ReportReport#: 202495Date: June 23, 2025Author:
Cros, Marion Jane ;
El Kadiri El Yamani, Fatima ;
Muvudi, Michel ;
Nana, Aminata TOU
This paper proposes an indicator of contraceptive concordance that identifies the alignment between stated preferences for contraception and concurrent contraceptive behavior. The proposed indicator departs...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11148Date: June 23, 2025Author:
Vincent,Sarah ;
Herrera-Almanza,Catalina ;
Anukriti, S ;
Karra,Mahesh
Ethiopia achieves a high overall rate of execution of its health budget. From 2016 to 2021 the health budget execution rate averaged 95 percent of the original budget allocation. The health budget execution...
Type: ReportReport#: 202498Date: June 23, 2025Author:
Cros, Marion Jane ;
Guracha, Tseganeh Amsalu ;
Schramm, Noemi ;
Adugna, Mideksa
Türkiye is an upper middle-income country, with a strong ambition to achieve high income status. Indeed, during the last decade, Türkiye’s economy has been among the fastest growing in the world. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 202496Date: June 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective and scalable parenting programs including by examining their costs particularly in low- and middle-income...
Type: ReportReport#: 202453Date: June 23, 2025Author:
Hasan, Amer ;
Chen Peraza, Juliana ;
Hentschel, Elizabeth Lauren ;
Cuartas, Jorge ;
Penna, Ana Luiza ;
Bhojani, Alina Hasnain ;
Hentschel, Elizabeth Lauren
The World Bank, in partnership with the Junta of Extremadura, FUNDECYT-PCTEx, Tilburg University, and the European Commission, conducted a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to assess the impact of a substantial...
Type: ReportReport#: 202664Date: June 22, 2025Author:
Cusolito, Ana Paula ;
Dalton, Patricio ;
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
Reyes Ortega, Santiago
This presentation overviews the World Bank's active Skills projects in client countries focused on Education, Social Protection, and Jobs (SPJ) and compiles information on PDOs, PDO-level indicators, project...
Type: ReportReport#: 202463Date: June 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
Countries require huge volumes of financing to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Climate finance needs for LICs and MICs are expected to range from US$ 1.7 to 3.4 trillion per year globally by 2030...
Type: ReportReport#: 202466Date: June 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
Developing countries are striving to meet the growing demand for affordable and reliable access to electricity in the midst of overlapping crises. 733 million people globally were without access to electricity...
Type: BriefReport#: 202479Date: June 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
In Armenia, 47 percent of the working-age population (ages 15-64) is
employed, with men comprising a slightly larger portion (27 percent). Most
employed individuals hold wage-earning jobs, especially women...
Type: BriefReport#: 202435Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
Listening to South Caucasus (L2SC) is an expansion of a collaborative effort conducted across Europe and Central Asia. This initiative aims to comprehensively monitor the views and well-being of a representative...
Type: BriefReport#: 202429Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
In Georgia, 55 percent of the working-age population (15-64) is employed,
with men comprising a slightly larger portion (30 percent). Most employed
individuals hold wage-earning jobs, especially women...
Type: BriefReport#: 202447Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
About two-thirds of households in Armenia have at least one member receiving
social benefits. Coverage is evenly distributed across urban and rural areas.
Across regions, social protection coverage varies,...
Type: BriefReport#: 202441Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
The report highlights safety challenges across several areas and ways to address them. Key challenges include the limited availability and affordability of certified helmets, widespread counterfeit gear,...
Type: ReportReport#: 202437Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
The outlook for global activity has weakened, reflecting rising uncertainty amid major trade policy shifts. In this context, consensus forecasts for global growth this year have fallen markedly. Investor...
Type: ReportReport#: 202161Date: June 20, 2025Author:
Ly, Sodeth ;
Valley, Ildrim
In Armenia, 4 percent of households have a family member who is currently
abroad, while 23 percent have someone who migrated in the past and has
since returned. Migration is most common in the Lori and...
Type: BriefReport#: 202439Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
Over 90 percent of households in Georgia have internet access, with a small
but persistent urban-rural gap. While this reflects strong progress in digital
connectivity, some regions such as Racha-Lechkumi...
Type: BriefReport#: 202446Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
The present document details the tariffication proposal to be discussed at the workshop organized by the World Bank with Government of Sudan counterparts and officials of the power utilities.
Type: ReportReport#: 202427Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
The agricultural sector is an important source of employment in rural areas
(31 percent). Overall 33 percent of households engage in agriculture with
significant regional variation from 27 percent in Kvemo...
Type: BriefReport#: 202445Date: June 20, 2025Author:
World Bank
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