This paper uses household survey data from 27 countries to assess sex-differentiated access to social protection programs and their impact on mitigating gender gaps in the labor market. The analysis includes...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 200228Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Rodriguez Alas, Claudia P ;
Lopez, Ana Veronica ;
Mujica, Ingrid
Over the past twenty years, Ethiopia has made significant strides in reducing poverty; however, it has recently encountered a series of external and internal challenges that have adversely affected living...
Type: BriefReport#: 200651Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Well-functioning capital markets can foster economic growth and allocate resources efficiently. Firms can tap into a broader funding base by issuing debt and equity in capital markets, often at cheaper...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200178Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Meh, Cesaire Assah ;
Schmukler, Sergio L.
Growth prospects for South Asia have dimmed. The global economic environment has become more challenging and is a source of heightened downside risks. After a decade of repeated disruptions, South Asia’s...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200815Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report distils experiences from established offshore wind markets into key success factors to help emerging markets build successful offshore wind sectors. It is designed to share international good...
Type: ReportReport#: 200279Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank ;
ESMAP
The Sahel region is highly vulnerable to climate-related shocks and the effects of seasonality due to the population's dependence on rainfed agricultural activities. Diversifying income sources at household...
Increased coverage of key interventions has improved outcomes for women, children, and adolescents, but progress is stagnating. High quality health services and reimagined service delivery were prioritized...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 201655Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change, with rural women dis- proportionately affected due to pre-existing gender inequalities that both increase their need for adaptation and constrain...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11095Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Delavallade, Clara ;
Gittard, Melanie Colette Jacqueline ;
Vaillant, Julia
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is estimated to have grown at a modest rate of 1.9 percent in 2024, against a backdrop of increased global uncertainty, particularly in trade policy. The...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200814Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Bennett, Federico Roberto ;
Chun, Sumin ;
Gatti, Roberta V. ;
Islam, Asif M ;
Lotfi, Rana ;
Mele, Gianluca ;
Onder, Harun ;
Suvanov, Ilias ;
Torres Coronado, Jesica
Amid global economic uncertainty and limited fiscal space in the region, Sub-Saharan Africa's economic activity is showing some resilience, with projected growth gradually increasing over the 2025-2027...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200813Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Well-functioning capital markets can foster economic growth and allocate resources efficiently. Firms can tap into a broader funding base by issuing debt and equity in capital markets, often at cheaper...
Type: PublicationReport#: 200178Date: April 1, 2025Author:
Meh, Cesaire Assah ;
Schmukler, Sergio L.
Established in 2004 as a partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) was conceived as a distance learning center. Today, it has transformed...
Type: BriefReport#: 200189Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended...
The Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) was established in 2017 with a €5 million grant from the Nordic Development Fund. AFRI-RES aims to strengthen the capacity of African institutions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 200204Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) was established in 2017 with a €5 million grant from the Nordic Development Fund. AFRI-RES aims to strengthen the capacity of African institutions...
Type: ReportReport#: 200203Date: April 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
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