This document outlines the current landscape, challenges, and opportunities for scaling up adaptive social protection (ASP) systems in the Sahel. It highlights the progress made by Sahelian countries since...
Type: BriefReport#: 203364Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Coudouel, Aline ;
Ocampo, Ana ;
Van Ufford, Paul
The Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) finds Uzbekistan’s risk of external debt distress is low and debt carrying capacity is strong. Under the baseline scenario, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) external...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 202891Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Almaty Agglomeration is a large territory in Central Asia, located in a region with a sharply continental climate characterized by cold winters and dry summers. The area includes diverse ecological zones...
Type: ReportReport#: 203178Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Climate change is already reshaping environmental and social landscapes across Thailand, exposing people and communities to compounding risks that threaten their stability and well-being. The increasing...
Type: ReportReport#: 202430Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Tansanguanwong, Pamornrat ;
Geithner, Sarah ;
Vichitrananda, Sutthana
Public institutions are at the core of service delivery in the HD sectors of health,
education, and social protection (SP), yet they underperform in providing
effective coverage. In the MENA region, public...
Diversifying guarantee mechanisms in Brazil is essential for attracting private investment in infrastructure. Strong guarantees enhance legal security and reduce perceived risk, making it easier for new...
Type: BriefReport#: 204028Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Dias Melo, Mayna ;
Covalciuk Silva, Edpo ;
Moody, Joanna
This Working Paper provides a framework to assess the nexus of gender norms and financial regulation, outlining how regulatory frameworks and supervisory practices can impact women and men differently....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 202716Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Bin-Humam, Yasmin ;
Lopez, Mariana ;
Meagher, Patrick
The impacts of the March earthquake are continuing to disrupt lives and livelihoods, exacerbating the already very difficult economic conditions. The World Bank estimates that economic output losses attributable...
Type: ReportReport#: 202221Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Edwards, Kim Alan ;
Mansaray, Kemoh ;
Maw, Aka Kyaw Min ;
Myint, Thi Da ;
Sinha Roy, Sutirtha
This policy note lays out the latest evidence on the intersection of fragility and poverty, drawing attention to emerging global trends that have critical implications for the progress toward poverty reduction...
Type: BriefReport#: 203313Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet
The World Bank’s ambitious goal of delivering quality, affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030 is both laudable and daunting. Central to this endeavor is the imperative to achieve and sustain...
Type: ReportReport#: 203665Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
This note provides succinct recommendations and practical examples for deriving predicted monetary poverty measures based on survey-to-survey imputation of household consumption expenditures. While the...
Type: ReportReport#: 203579Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Dang, Hai-Anh H. ;
Abanokova, Kseniya ;
Kilic, Talip ;
Carletto, Calogero
The surge in food prices following the 2021 economic rebound has become a significant concern for households, particularly low-income ones, in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania. Food price inflation,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11159Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Badiani-Magnusson, Reena ;
Delgado-Prieto, Lukas ;
Lucchetti, Leonardo Ramiro ;
Robayo, Monica
As of June 2025, the World Bank (Bank) has decided on 100 appeals submitted to the
Access to Information Committee (AIC) pursuant to the Access to Information (ATI) Policy.
Out of the 100 appeals, 18 were...
Type: ReportReport#: 202731Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Greening digital infrastructure means both reducing its carbon footprint (climate mitigation) and enhancing its resilience to climate risks (climate adaptation). While
earlier sections focused on resilience,...
Type: ReportReport#: 202871Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Birk, Thomas
China’s economy has maintained solid growth momentum in early 2025, supported in part by monetary, fiscal, and property sector policy easing. However, growth is projected to moderate from 5.0 percent in...
Type: ReportReport#: 203022Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Chua, Kevin C. ;
Fang, Siqi ;
Fukuzawa, Daisuke ;
Ge, Jun ;
Huang, Yang ;
Kumar, Gitanjali ;
Li, Yusha ;
Liu, Zhencen ;
Liu, Zhentu ;
Lugo, Maria Ana ;
Mileva, Elitza ;
Montalva Talledo, Veronica Sonia ;
Tiwari, Sailesh ;
Vismantas, Marius ;
Wang, Dewen ;
Zhou, Shichao
This paper outlines how governments and development funders can leverage financial and nonfinancial tools to foster inclusive financial systems that enhance climate
adaptation and resilience. It lays out...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 202722Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Baur-Yazbeck, Silvia ;
Miller, Howard
The Philippines Economic Update (PEU) summarizes key economic and social developments,
important policy changes, and the evolution of external conditions over the past six months. It
also presents findings...
Type: ReportReport#: 202411Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Digital technologies are increasingly important for delivering inclusive, resilient, and high-quality education, yet financing their effective deployment remains a key constraint in many low- and middleincome...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 203096Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Byanjeru, Yvonne ;
Carvalho, Frederico ;
Lee, Changha
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