This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic damage in Grenada following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The report is based on...
Type: ReportReport#: 193457Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Brand, Johannes ;
Cubas, Diana ;
Daniell, James Edward ;
Gunasekera, Rashmin ;
Ishizawa Escudero, Oscar Anil ;
Pomonis, Antonios ;
Romero, Roberth ;
Stone, Harriette ;
Toyos, Guillermo ;
Weil, Jung Roxanne
Bulgaria has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Despite this transformation and although European Union (EU) membership in 2007 raised expectations of living standards rapidly...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 191840Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The People's Democratic Republic of Lao (Lao PDR) is pursuing a strategy of renewable energy sector expansion for domestic consumption and export to support socio-economic development targets. Hydropower...
Type: ReportReport#: 192822Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The debt sustainability assessment remains unchanged compared to the January 2024 DSA update and the July 2023
full DSA. The overall and external public debt are assessed at high risk of distress due to...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192829Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report contains the World Bank Group Boards’ updated calendar for the period from August to October 2024, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 193652Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The voluntary liquidation of the national carrier Air Vanuatu has significantly increased uncertainty around the outlook and fiscal outcomes. The immediate fallout from this development will be on tourism...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 194965Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Philippines' educational institutions and vocational schools often channel students into industries with high demand for overseas labor, such as marine shipping and healthcare. However, despite this...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 196832Date: August 1, 2024Author:
Ang, Alvin P. ;
Cerutti, Paula Maria ;
Opiniano, Jeremaiah M. ;
Rodriguez, Ruth R.
The World Bank Group (WBG) has undertaken a new Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) to update the constraints to achieving inclusive growth and shared prosperity following the publication of the first...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 193645Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Bhutan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Bhutan perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 192796Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This inaugural edition of the Sanctions Board's Newsletter shares updates about recent Sanctions Board membership changes, decisions, and select sanctions data.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 192800Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
IFC’s renewable-energy investment and advisory service support spans the globe, from Africa, Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe, Latin America to the Middle East and North Africa. With experts on the ground,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192810Date: August 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Manufacturing activity slowed in May partly due to softer external demand and leading indicators suggest more moderate growth in the immediate term. Goods exports faltered on subdued Chinese demand for...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 192852Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The report analyzes the effectiveness of teaching practices in primary schools in Sierra Leone using the Teach classroom observation tool. The study, conducted in 274 primary schools with 155 teachers,...
Type: ReportReport#: 203152Date: July 31, 2024Author:
Ansari, Ali ;
Cameron, Emma ;
Ciret, Adrien ;
Gutierrez Bernal, Marcela ;
Muftee, Abdal ;
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur ;
Shojo, Mari ;
Tognatta, Namrata Raman
South Africa’s green transition will have major implications for its workforce. This note presents five strategies to prepare the workforce for the green transition. The note explores the implications...
Type: ReportReport#: 196768Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is the first annual monitoring report under the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Third Party Monitoring Agent (TPMA) contract that began in January 2020. The report provides an overview...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 194856Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Accounting education for the public sector has an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of financial information generated by public entities. This contributes to efficient and effective...
Type: ReportReport#: 202174Date: July 31, 2024Author:
Konovalenko, Natalia ;
Ostapiuk, Natalia ;
Rezk, Jose Simon ;
Vatyan, Arman
This document presents the FY25 World Bank Budget for Board approval. To effectively fund the work for the evolution priorities, whilst responding to the cost pressures and risks identified in the budget...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192955Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The global aquaculture industry has seen considerable expansion in recent years, driven by rising consumer needs, a lack of growth from capture fisheries, progress in production technologies, and augmented...
Type: ReportReport#: 190199Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Reliance on public finances with good governance and a robust public financial management (PFM) system is essential for sustained progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Therefore, it is incumbent...
Type: ReportReport#: 195804Date: July 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note presents a snapshot of Sierra Leone’s data-driven teacher deployment strategy. Developed in collaboration between the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Teaching Service Commission...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 203151Date: July 31, 2024Author:
Ansari, Ali ;
Cameron, Emma ;
Chowdhury, Afra ;
Gutierrez Bernal, Marcela ;
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur ;
Shojo, Mari ;
Tognatta, Namrata Raman
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