This policy brief presents key recommendations for: increase competition in the service sector and reduce red tape; improve land title registration systems and reduce registration costs; support private...
Type: BriefReport#: 193557Date: September 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
This policy brief presents key recommendations for: invest in modernization; raise aspirations; use information and communication technology (ICT) to support technology adoption; increase public and private;...
Type: BriefReport#: 193558Date: September 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
Effective leaders are a key input into high-quality schools where students learn. Numerous studies have shown that improved management practices are associated with faster levels of student learning. Yet...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 193548Date: September 14, 2024Author:
Cilliers, Jacobus ;
Evans, David
A critical ingredient for well-functioning schools that promote student learning is the quality of school management—that is, the actions taken by the school management team to administer and coordinate...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 193549Date: September 14, 2024Author:
Guadalupe Bedoya ;
Yulia Belyakova ;
Cilliers, Jacobus ;
Antoine Deeb
The Country Opinion Survey in Viet Nam assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Viet Nam perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 195498Date: September 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
Many governments around the world subsidize the energy consumption of their citizens. Despite the negative economic and social consequences of providing these subsidies, embarking on meaningful reforms...
Type: BriefReport#: 185946Date: September 13, 2024Author:
World Bank
The GFDRR 2024 Partnership Days event, held during the Understanding Risk Forum 2024 in Himeji, Japan, united GFDRR members, observers, partners, and World Bank staff from around the globe. Through vibrant...
Type: ReportReport#: 193550Date: September 13, 2024
This Public Finance Review (PFR) discusses the challenges and opportunities in strengthening Zambia’s fiscal governance to support the government’s ambitious development agenda through transformative investments....
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 193530Date: September 13, 2024Author:
Albert Pijuan Sala ;
Donna Andrews ;
Joseph Simumba ;
Lobna Mohamed Abdellatif Ahmed ;
May Thet Zin ;
Rachel K. Sebudde ;
Mahugnon Stanislas Cedric Deguenonvo ;
Francis Zulu ;
Nalishebo, Shebo ;
Chikuba, Zali ;
Kalikeka, Mbewe
The World Bank has a long history of engaging in population issues, ranging from childhood illness, nutrition, fertility, and safe motherhood to the aging process. It supports countries in addressing the...
Type: ReportReport#: 193428Date: September 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
This document collection focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of social policy initiatives. It explores methods for improving the monitoring of poverty and social programs, emphasizing the importance...
Type: ReportReport#: 194409Date: September 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study aims to further address gaps in research related to commercial financing challenges in Local Currency Financing (LCF) for sustainable infrastructure. This will include a review of broader financial...
Type: ReportReport#: 193526Date: September 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study examines the role of multinational firms and global value chain linkages in the cross-country diffusion of emerging technologies. The analysis combines detailed information on the near-universe...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10905Date: September 11, 2024Author:
Paulo Bastos ;
Katherine Stapleton ;
Daria Taglioni ;
Wei,Hannah Yi
The IFC-sponsored Capital Markets Postgraduate Program—launched in 2016—is a roughly nine-month intensive training aimed at building a critical mass of qualified practitioners within key regulatory and...
Type: ReportReport#: 193543Date: September 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper examines whether labor productivity converged across Brazil’s states (“departments”) between 2002 and 2018. The results show strong evidence of unconditional convergence in which states with...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10904Date: September 10, 2024Author:
Abreha,Kaleb ;
Rafael Amaral Ornelas ;
Gabriel Roberto Zaourak
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