This Brief examines regulatory indicators that promote firm entry, ease of contracting with the government, fairness, transparency, and best value for money in public procurement systems across 50 economies....
Type: BriefReport#: 201437Date: May 7, 2025Author:
Nogues Comas, Antoni Albert ;
Torres Negron, Kerenny
Google Earth Engine has transformed geospatial analysis by providing access to petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial data, coupled with the substantial computational power required for in-depth...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11115Date: May 7, 2025Author:
Kurbucz, Marcell Tamas ;
Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes
This report attempts to provide a snapshot of the living
standards of the population from multidimensional
poverty perspectives and assess the progress made
between 2009 and 2019. Given the outdated official
monetary...
Type: ReportReport#: 201238Date: May 7, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper estimates the magnitude of labor market scarring in a developing economy, a setting that has been understudied by the labor scarring literature dominated by advanced economies. The paper assesses...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11116Date: May 7, 2025Author:
Arias Vazquez, Francisco Javier ;
Lederman, Daniel
Forecasting the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) in Tanzania can provide crucial information for the country’s education policy, as it directly impacts both budget management and the quality of education. First,...
Type: ReportReport#: 201233Date: May 7, 2025Author:
Deeb, Antoine ;
Kelly, Emma ;
Emmanuel, Salma
This report assesses the state and performance of the justice system of South Sudan through the JUPITER methodology. JUPITER uses qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate both de jure and de facto...
Type: ReportReport#: 201235Date: May 7, 2025Author:
Bosio, Erica ;
Upegui Caro, Virginia
Similar to Monitor 2023, the analyses draw on a project-by-project
dataset developed in partnership with Realfin, which has a more
comprehensive coverage of transactions. Additionally, the new
dataset...
Type: ReportReport#: 200819Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Letter of Authorization provides a common template to be used with schedules that may be specified by each Member Country. This template is intended to simplify the process for authorization, reduce...
Type: ReportReport#: 201156Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) outlines the strategic approach to the WBG's proposed engagement in Nepal for FY25-31. The design and priorities of this CPF are informed by a comprehensive analytical...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: CPF0000022Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
Blended finance was most often used for infrastructure project finance structure, with majority of the support to lower-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and to scale renewable energy generation....
Type: ReportReport#: 200775Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2024, infrastructure assets continued to improve their ESG policies, practices
and disclosure, as measured by GRESB’s ESG Score in its annual Infrastructure
Asset Assessment. ESG scores for infrastructure...
Type: ReportReport#: 200774Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report explores how Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) can enhance industrial competitiveness through a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient transformation of industries. EIPs can be generally defined...
Type: ReportReport#: 201201Date: May 6, 2025Author:
Kechichian, Etienne Raffi ;
Shin, Nah Yoon
This report presents the fifth annual implementation update of the International Development Association’s (IDA) Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP). The SDFP, launched in July 2020, aims to...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 201461Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This section dives deeper into the financial performance of
investments in infrastructure to analyze attractiveness of the
investments for private investors and present benchmarks for
developing a bankable...
Type: ReportReport#: 200772Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
Similar to Monitor 2023, the analyses draw on a project-by-project
dataset developed in partnership with Realfin, which has a more
comprehensive coverage of transactions. Additionally, the new
dataset...
Type: ReportReport#: 200819Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
This 2024 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance (PEFA) report for Uzbekistan is the third such assessment, following assessments in 2012 and 2019. The 2024 PEFA uses the 2016 methodology...
Type: Other Financial Accountability StudyReport#: 201183Date: May 6, 2025Author:
World Bank
Farewell to Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific is a World Bank-led series of analytics aimed at informing national and regional decision-making, policy formulation, and investment requirements focused...
Type: ReportReport#: 201157Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Arri, Delphine
In 2021, the Armenian economy grew by 5.7 percent, and the consumer price index grew by 7.2 percent. As a result, no significant change in the poverty level was recorded. In 2021, poverty rate calculated...
Type: ReportReport#: 201149Date: May 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Most multidimensional poverty measures used in practice, including the global Multidimensional Poverty Index, are based on the adjusted headcount ratio. This paper shows that this poverty index provides...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11113Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Decerf, Benoit Marie A
This paper examines the direct and spillover effects of cash transfers paid in a rural and low-income setting. In the short run, an unconditional cash transfer program for ultra-poor households in Northern...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11112Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Papineni, Sreelakshmi ;
Gonzalez Martinez, Paula Lorena ;
Goldstein, Markus ;
Friedman, Jed
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