In Conakry, Republic of Guinea, women business owners in male-dominated sectors earn significantly more than their counterparts in sectors with a higher concentration of female entrepreneurs. This trend...
Type: BriefReport#: 194561Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Cucagna, Maria Emilia ;
Mbaye, Mame Soukeye ;
Pierotti, Rachael Susan ;
Pike, Isabel
This document summarizes the progress made under the Second Inclusive and Resilient Development Financing for Tanzania, which was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on December 20, 2023. The...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194585Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Family dialogue program was piloted in Mauritania. The objective of the program is to implement and test the effects of a couples’ training program in the context of a national cash transfer program,...
Type: ReportReport#: 194391Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Kosovo’s climate change policies are, in part, shaped by various external drivers and international commitments; internally, it needs to make more progress by not only intensifying its own climate ambition...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194436Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Given the increasing climate challenges, this report updates Thailand’s BCG model for current
circumstances. We call it BCG+. The report uses advanced modeling and other cutting-edge analytics to take...
In 2017, around 21.1 percent of the population in Djibouti lived below the national poverty line. Using the international poverty thresholds of $2.15 and $3.65 per person per day (based on the 2017 Purchasing...
Type: BriefReport#: 196077Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Dominican Republic experienced significant economic growth from 2005 until 2019, with an average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, well above the Latin America and the Caribbean average of 2.5 percent....
Type: BriefReport#: 196078Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Using the national measure of poverty for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 7.2 percent of the population lived below the basic-needs poverty line in 2019/20, based on the latest Household Income...
Type: BriefReport#: 196098Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mauritius has eradicated extreme poverty; whereas, in 2017, 13.5 percent of Mauritians were below the upper middle-income class poverty line of $6.85 a day (2017 PPP). About one in two of the poor in Mauritius...
Type: BriefReport#: 196106Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
After several years of poverty reduction, Jamaica's national poverty rate (using the country’s official poverty line) increased from 11 percent in 2019 to 16.7 percent in 2021, following the onset of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 196125Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Kazakhstan has achieved large reductions in poverty over the past two decades. Both national poverty estimates and internationally comparable poverty rates declined sharply. The national poverty rate fell...
Type: BriefReport#: 196127Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty estimates are based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HEIS). In 2019, the government of Jordan announced a national poverty rate for Jordanians of 15.7 percent based on the 2017-18...
Type: BriefReport#: 196126Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Sri Lanka's economy stabilized after the 2022 crisis, but poverty remains high at 23.4 percent (US$3.65 per person/day) in 2024. Key reforms, such as utility pricing adjustments, new revenue measures,...
Type: BriefReport#: 196135Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Transportation Asset Management is a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and expanding physical assets effectively throughout their lifecycle. It focuses on business...
Type: ReportReport#: 195706Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Transportation Asset Management is a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and expanding physical assets effectively throughout their lifecycle. It focuses on business...
Type: ReportReport#: 195706Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Türkiye has started implementing decisive macroeconomic stabilization policies after the May 2023 elections. These policies—based on tighter monetary policy, a relatively prudent fiscal stance, and a structural...
Type: ReportReport#: 195768Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Suriname's economy has stabilized under a program to restructure debt, modernize monetary and exchange rate policies, and address financial sector vulnerabilities. Tighter monetary policy has gradually...
Type: BriefReport#: 194031Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Saint Lucia's economy, which is reliant on tourism, faces ongoing challenges from the pandemic's impact, high import prices, and natural disasters. Economic growth was modest before the pandemic, and recent...
Type: BriefReport#: 194029Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Real GDP grew 3.6 percent in 2023, driven by robust remittance-fueled consumption and strong private investment. Growth is expected to slow down slightly to 3.5 percent in 2024, hindered by a deceleration...
Type: BriefReport#: 194022Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Trinidad and Tobago is a high-income country, with a corresponding level of human development. Substantial financial reserves maintain stability amid energy sector fluctuations. The government aims to...
Type: BriefReport#: 194032Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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