The municipality of Heraklion is located seaside along the Aegean Sea, on the north coast of the island of Crete. Heraklion is the fourth largest city in Greece, and the administrative capital of Crete...
Type: ReportReport#: 194284Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
R&D tax incentives (RDTIs) are among the most popular instruments that governments in both developing and developed economies employ to induce private investment in research and development (R&D). RDTIs...
Type: ReportReport#: 190149Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Yanchao Li ;
Frias,Jaime Andres Uribe ;
Shin,Kyeyoung ;
Castro,Lucio ;
Rogers,Juan Douglas
This note summarizes a systematic approach developed in 2021-2023 by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) team of the Ghana Country Management Unit (CMU) to strengthen the management of child...
Type: BriefReport#: 189998Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Nneka Okereke ;
Anna Kristina Elisabet Nordenmark Severinsson ;
Abdulai Darimani
The concept of the circular economy (CE) is gaining attention worldwide as a way to promote sustainable development and reduce resource consumption. The CE is an economic system that aims to reduce the...
Type: ReportReport#: 190455Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mongolia’s economy has recovered but the current economic expansion was largely driven by strong coal exports. Public and private consumption growth also supported the economy, spurred by rising household...
Type: ReportReport#: 189991Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Undral Batmunkh ;
Andrew Blackman ;
Dulmaa Enkhtuya ;
Anna Twum
The conflict in the Middle East has been exerting upward pressures on prices of key commodities, notably oil and gold. High commodity prices, despite relatively subdued global GDP growth, suggest some...
Type: Commodities StudyReport#: 190167Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Ukraine human development update summarizes the cumulative effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, provides an overview of World Bank support, and synthesizes findings from the third round of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 190953Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Resilient domestic demand and a recovery in exports underpinned economic growth in the first quarter of 2024. Services remained the main driver of economic activity, supported by private consumption, including...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 190850Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents the priorities for agricultural support in Ukraine in the short run, until the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and medium run, aftermath of Russia’s invasion. While the war persists,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191835Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report is delivered under Component 2, Development of a methodology for social policies monitoring system with a focus on stakeholder engagements, in cooperation with DG reform, with the support of...
Type: ReportReport#: 194403Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Issuance of green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and social (GSSS) bonds in emerging markets surged in 2023. The sixth edition of the IFC-Amundi Green Bond report shows sovereign, financial and...
Type: ReportReport#: 190646Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
In big cities in low- and middle-income countries, vulnerable populations often face challenges in accessing services and economic opportunities, owing to disadvantages stemming from spatial inequalities....
Water management is foundational for development and climate adaptation. Investments in water not only improve health and wealth of nations but can also buffer the impacts of climate change. Sub-Saharan...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190099Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Dominick de Waal ;
Mohamad Mahgoub Hamid
This report (Romania Country Report) aims to provide recommendations for improving the framework for supporting distressed businesses in Romania. It aims to: (i) assess the current legal and regulatory...
Type: ReportReport#: 191978Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Bujana Perolli ;
Matija Laco ;
Andres Federico Martinez ;
Mirona Dolocan ;
Fabio Giovanni Tarantini ;
Yi Yan ;
Martina Sahan Sedmak
This Live Wire assesses the extent of concessional financing needed to bring to zero the incremental costs of power sector decarbonization in select low- and middle income countries. Those costs are higher...
Type: BriefReport#: 191678Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Ferreira,Rafael de Sa ;
Javier Gustavo Inon ;
Patrick Ryan Dougherty ;
Tom Remy
Waste management is a challenging sector to govern. The sector involves the day-to-day delivery of services that are vital to protecting public health and the environment. Regular and reliable waste management...
Type: ReportReport#: 194493Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents an analysis of the waste management system of Hrazdan Community. It investigates the quantities of municipal waste generated and makes a projection what would be the waste generation...
Type: ReportReport#: 194496Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) is building on IFC’s strong commitment to create markets and private sector opportunities in some of the world’s most challenging places, including...
Type: ReportReport#: 190868Date: May 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The KMTT (Kandy Multimodal Transport Terminal) project funded by the World Bank is to be a gender-responsive project in its design, construction, and operations. Therefore, it has a greater space to address...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 191324Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Nishadi Somaratne
This paper examines labor market regulations in Mongolia, particularly focusing on the new Labor Law enacted in January 2022. Our review of the labor and minimum wage regulations suggests that the Mongolian...
Type: ReportReport#: 191261Date: May 1, 2024Author:
Hatayama,Maho ;
Batchuluun,Altantsetseg
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