The eastern South Asia region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal) has extensive networks of all the main modes of surface transport for the movement of goods, both within and between countries. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 191087Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Kunaka, Charles ;
Nikore, Mitali ;
Nora, Erik
The Tourism Watch is a quarterly report produced by the World Bank which monitors global and regional tourism sector performance, outlook, and highlights policies aimed at enhancing the sector’s economic,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 191977Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Bellas Suarez, Paula ;
Pio, Alex ;
Suris Coll Vinent, Alba
The Europe and Central Asia region is highly heterogeneous, and water security challenges vary widely. Although relatively similar, some challenges are of a different size, especially given each country's...
The objective is to inform public policy strategies for the green and resilient recovery of the urban mobility subsector in Mexico. This analytical and advisory activity does so by conducting: diagnosis...
Type: ReportReport#: 191799Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The rapid evolution of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) is propelling us into the era of data economy, highlighting the urgent need for governments to establish robust national-level data...
Type: ReportReport#: 191127Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Jo, Hyundo ;
Khoury, Zaki B. ;
Kim, Byungkon ;
Kim, Dongjin ;
Kim, Yoonkee ;
Shin, Ahyoung
Net Zero, "Green Jobs", a "Just Transition": change is on the near horizon, and employment opportunities will transform as a result. How will this affect employment opportunities for women in the renewable...
Type: ReportReport#: 186372Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study has two interconnected high-level objectives, these are: 1. To strengthen the analytical and institutional capacity of the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) to introduce and implement technology-enabled...
Type: ReportReport#: 195704Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
An Administration Agreement concerning Part II Europe 2020 Programmatic Single-Donor Trust Fund on functional areas in the European Union was signed between the European Commission, on behalf of the European...
Type: ReportReport#: 191750Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Teachers are the most important school-based input to learning, and having a qualified, well-supported, and motivated workforce is essential for quality education service delivery. The Ministry of Education...
Type: ReportReport#: 191759Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Effective and efficient distressed asset management and sale plays an important role in minimizing risks to financial stability and supporting economic growth. This paper summarizes the experience of deposit...
Type: ReportReport#: 191848Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This completion report for the Korea Digital Development PASA aims to evaluate how effectively the program has achieved its intended development objectives. It details the strategies employed during program...
Type: ReportReport#: 191903Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Urbanization in Afghanistan has been rapid over the last two decades and presents several challenges. Afghan cities underwent a severe shock in the wake of the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan...
Type: ReportReport#: 191320Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Akbar, Tahir ;
Dawani, Kabeer ;
Fischbach, Maximilian ;
Karam, Stephen George ;
Raja, Amena
Governments globally are considering how to manage the transition from coal to clean energy, and how to reach net-zero emissions targets in a way that would ensure a Just Transition – a transition in which...
Type: ReportReport#: 190956Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Vaccine security and self-sufficiency have received increased global attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as low- and middle-income countries were heavily dependent on high-income countries...
Type: ReportReport#: 191136Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Fewer, Sara ;
Harimurti, Pandu ;
Mutasa, Ronald Upenyu ;
Ramana, Gandham N.V. ;
Schäferhoff, Marco ;
Seiter, Andreas ;
Sowers, Erin ;
Zimmerman, Armand
Türkiye has made significant progress towards its aim of becoming a high-income country. Despite strong global headwinds the country has performed well in developing a prosperous economy, its people, and...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 191984Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Nepal’s diverse geoclimatic system makes it vulnerable to a myriad of climatic-related events. The combination of variable torrential rainfall patterns and heavy monsoons, both extreme heat and cold, along...
Type: ReportReport#: 192425Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Dorey, Stephen Geoffrey ;
Huang, Jessica ;
Iglesias Luzardo, Mikhael Gabriel ;
Rabie, Tamer Samah
Among key challenges confronting Kenya’s over-exploited fisheries sector, fishing and aquaculture workers are very vulnerable: they work longer hours, earn less money, and have less access to social protection...
Type: BriefReport#: 192601Date: June 1, 2024Author:
Japp, David William ;
Martino, Samantha De ;
Pela, Kevwe Sylvester ;
Ricaldi, Federica
This report offers a six-step implementation roadmap for creating Poland's Green Public Procurement (GPP) monitoring mechanism. The roadmap can help the government implement four high-level recommendations....
Type: ReportReport#: 193618Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note provides insights into socio-economic conditions and economic inclusion opportunities for two low-income, artisanal fishing and mollusk-gathering communities in Costa Rica, and explores the role...
Poland’s Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has requested technical advisory services from the World Bank to implement the three priorities of the State Purchasing Policy related to professionalization,...
Type: ReportReport#: 193617Date: June 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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