Over the past decade, violent conflict has dramatically increased globally. By 2030, it is estimated that countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence will be home to up to two-thirds of the...
Type: ReportReport#: 190320Date: May 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Out-group prejudice, particularly towards forced migrants, has significant social and economic consequences. In Colombia, prejudice against Venezuelan migrants is on the rise, exacerbated by the large...
At the 28th annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) held in Dubai in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 191314Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The WBG Scorecard FY24-FY30 calls for developing disaggregated
metrics to foster insights supporting vulnerable groups.
The WBG Inclusion Agenda promotes social inclusion by improving
conditions for disadvantaged...
This Syria Economic Monitor leverages innovative alternative and remote-based data sources to analyze recent economic developments in a nation still grappling with the most deadly and one of the most protracted...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 190555Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This technical note builds on the work initiated by the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and advocates for the establishment, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations to prevent the rapid corrosion...
Type: BriefReport#: 190608Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Tunisian economy’s challenging past decade has highlighted the pressing need for a sustainable and resilient development model. The nation’s strategic response, encapsulated in Vision Tunisia 2035...
Type: ReportReport#: 190604Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the dawn of the new millennium, Japan found itself lagging in the global race to embrace information and communication technology (ICT). In 2000, its internet penetration was only at a modest rate of...
Type: ReportReport#: 190560Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Rural-to-urban migration in China has transformed the lives of millions of rural residents. This paper reviews empirical evidence on the impacts of migration on the welfare of individuals and households...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10784Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Giles,John T. ;
Mu,Ren
Togo, a West African country of roughly eight million people, is endowed with a strategic location, a natural deep-water port, fertile land, and mineral resources. It is positioning itself as a regional...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 185419Date: May 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
Against the backdrop of aging, Indonesia has started to address important policy challenges, including by gradually raising the retirement age. Based on the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193752Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Amanina Binti Abdur Rahman
This report provides an assessment of the current state of poverty and inequality in Lebanon. It documents the impact of a protracted economic crisis on households, that is well into its fifth year, along...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 190554Date: May 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh has made significant health gains, but the rate of progress is slowing and threatens to be reversed in the face of complex and interconnected challenges within and beyond the health sector....
Type: ReportReport#: 190588Date: May 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
This technical background paper evaluates the progress of African nations in establishing effective fiscal frameworks for digital infrastructure across the continent. Through a comprehensive comparative...
Type: ReportReport#: 190413Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Hannelore Maria L. Niesten ;
Tania Priscilla Begazo Gomez
This paper uses four decades of data on Brazilian municipalities to study the separate and joint impacts of highway and electricity infrastructure access on local economic outcomes. The identification...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10785Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Selod,Harris ;
Steinbuks,Jevgenijs ;
Trotter,Ian Michael ;
Blankespoor,Brian
In the dawn of the new millennium, Japan found itself lagging in the global race to embrace information and communication technology (ICT). In 2000, its internet penetration was only at a modest rate of...
The Country Opinion Survey in Chile assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Chile perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 190556Date: May 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
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