The paper reviews the dynamics of human capital – mostly skills –accumulation and utilization during successful and static episodes of structural transformation in a sample of more than 90 countries over...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 193160Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Gomez Tamayo, Sofia ;
Honorati, Maddalena ;
Santos, Indhira
This document summarizes the key messages and top-line findings from the four cities risk snapshots, serving as an entry point for further discussion around investment identification and prioritization....
Type: ReportReport#: 193802Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
A randomized experiment in Togo found that personal initiative training for small businesses resulted in large and significant impacts for both men and women after two years (Campos et al, 2017). This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10938Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Campos, Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Frese, Michael ;
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
Johnson, Hillary C. ;
McKenzie, David ;
Mensmann, Mona
The fourth edition of the Mobility and Development periodical presents nine stories of how countries have evolved transport sector innovations, policy reform, and technical solutions to improve the quality...
Type: ReportReport#: 193809Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and financial protection in four East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries, focusing on the dynamics of healthcare...
Type: ReportReport#: 194490Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Eozenou, Patrick Hoang-Vu ;
Lemiere, Christophe ;
Sharma, Jayendra ;
Yoo, Katelyn Jison
In the region of the Americas, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major disease burden, accounting for approximately 80 percent of all deaths (PAHO 2019). Mental and neurological disorders,...
Type: BriefReport#: 194760Date: October 1, 2024Author:
Johnston, Timothy A. ;
Jung, Anne-Sophie ;
Veillard, Jeremy
Poverty reduction has been elusive in Burundi. Following the socio-political crisis 2015, real per-capita GDP contracted by an annualized rate of 1.9 percent between 2015 and 2020. The poverty rate in...
Type: BriefReport#: 196054Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The national poverty rate increased 1.8 percentage points from 41.4 percent in 2018-19 to 43.2 percent in 2021-22, dramatically increasing in the Sahel region. Poverty rates in the Sahel region (which...
Type: BriefReport#: 196056Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bhutan experienced a significant reduction in poverty and inequality in the last decade. The 6.85 dollars/day poverty rate declined between 2017 and 2022 and is estimated to have further decreased from...
Type: BriefReport#: 196062Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Between 2016 and 2021, Romania's strong economic growth led to a significant reduction in poverty, with the rate ($6.85/day PPP) dropping by 14.7 percentage points to 7.1 percent. The anchored at-risk-of-poverty...
Type: BriefReport#: 196146Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Over the last decade, poverty has been steadily on the rise in Sudan. Since the split and independence of South Sudan in 2011, Sudan's economy has contracted, with an average per capita GDP growth of -3...
Type: BriefReport#: 196148Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest poverty estimate, based on the 2017 Household Budget Survey (IOF), shows that 55.5 percent of the population lives below the national poverty line. In terms of international benchmarks, 45 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 196155Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Vietnam has transformed remarkably from a post-war economy with high poverty to a vibrant and modern one. In the last three decades, GDP per capita has grown four-and-a-half times, from $588 (USD 2015)...
Type: BriefReport#: 196064Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Official government estimates using the national poverty methodology showed that 29.7 percent of the Egyptian population was poor in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 196080Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) in Fiji was conducted in 2019/20. By World Bank definitions of data deprivation, Fiji is classified as vulnerable to data deprivation, as it has...
Type: BriefReport#: 196082Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Indonesia’s poverty rate continued its slow and steady decline in 2024, supported by strong economic growth. The national poverty headcount ratio fell to 9 percent in March 2024 - down 0.4 percentage points...
Type: BriefReport#: 196121Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Honduras remains one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the region. Preliminary estimates for 2023 show that 51.9 percent of the population live under the upper middle-income country poverty...
Type: BriefReport#: 196109Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty in Panama has hovered around 13 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic, as the labor market slowly recovered and emergency transfers were rolled back. Despite progress in the labor market in 2023,...
Type: BriefReport#: 196141Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Argentina faces persistently high poverty rates, which have shown an upward trend
in recent years, despite increased resources aimed at mitigating poverty.
Type: ReportReport#: 194449Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mexico’s real GDP growth is expected to moderate to 1.7 percent in 2024 and 1.5 in 2025 before converging to its potential by 2026. Poverty is projected to decline slowly through 2026. The country needs...
Type: BriefReport#: 194024Date: October 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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