This paper provides a macro-fiscal overview of Indonesia’s progress along four interlinked dimensions of green growth. The first three sections will discuss green growth from the outcomes perspective,...
Type: ReportReport#: 187942Date: January 2, 2024Author:
Abriningrum, Dwi Endah ;
Chattha, Muhammad Khudadad ;
Hapsari, Indira Maulani ;
Ihsan, Ahya ;
Obeyesekere, Anthony
Tanzania has managed to sustain its growth momentum despite the intensifying effects of
climate change. Tanzania’s real GDP growth rate rose from 4.6 percent in 2022 to 5.2 percent in
2023, as a stronger...
Type: ReportReport#: 188228Date: January 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Public procurement is a sizeable economic activity, and there is increasing attention on how it can strategically contribute to equitable and sustainable economic growth. Despite a growing academic literature,...
Type: ReportReport#: 186664Date: January 2, 2024Author:
Cocciolo, Serena Sara Daniela ;
Doino, Ruggero ;
Viganola, Domenico
This report reviews how secondary towns and cities in Africa can better prepare for and manage the internal economic migration of workers to the mutualbenefit of cities and migrants alike. This study,...
From June 6 to 8, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda organized an event entitled “Integrating the Response to Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health (MH) in the Context of Building Resilient...
Type: ReportReport#: 188740Date: January 2, 2024Author:
Akala, Francisca Ayodeji ;
Gordillo-Tobar, Amparo Elena ;
Kovacevic, Rialda ;
Medici, Andre ;
Nugent, Rachel
When social accountability interventions scale up and their sustainability depends on the interactions of many agents and system components, related results are rarely observable at the end of an intervention....
Type: ReportReport#: 187619Date: January 2, 2024Author:
Guerzovich, Florencia ;
Wadeson, Alix Sara
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector, inclusive...
Type: ReportReport#: 187541Date: January 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have made significant development progress since the last Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) in 2005, most notably in obtaining EU candidate status in 2022. Despite persistent...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 187405Date: January 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a partnership between the World Bank and 24 partners to help low- and middle-income countries reduce poverty and boost growth through sustainable...
Agriculture has been a key driver in poverty reduction over the past two decades in Bangladesh, although the growth of sector has slowed down since 2010. In addition, the sector is highly vulnerable to...
Type: BriefReport#: 186693Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
As a riverine country, Bangladesh has a large and vibrant Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector. It has some 700 rivers, streams, and canals with a total length of about 24,000 km. Approximately 6,000 km...
Type: BriefReport#: 186703Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Road crashes kill more than 4,000 people every year in Bangladesh and countless more are seriously injured or disabled. With rapid increase of vehicles without adequate institutional mechanisms and investments...
Type: BriefReport#: 186713Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Dhaka’s population grew from 3 million in 1980 to over 19 million today. Due to inadequate infrastructure, lack of public amenities and severe traffic congestion, the residents face many difficulties in...
Type: BriefReport#: 186716Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh needs faster and higher growth to attain its vision of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2031. Inadequate infrastructure is among the key binding constraints to higher growth. The World...
Type: BriefReport#: 186723Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The seafood sector is strategically important for the Bangladesh economy, food security, and the livelihoods of millions of fishermen and stakeholders along the production chain. To ensure fisheries’ sustainability...
Type: BriefReport#: 186729Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Bangladesh, strong labor market gains contributed to a sharp decline in poverty, with the national poverty rate falling from 48.9 to 24.5 percent between 2000 and 2016, while extreme poverty declined...
Type: BriefReport#: 186687Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The capital Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Its rapid population growth led to inadequate infrastructures and service deliveries resulting in poor living conditions. Dhaka...
Type: BriefReport#: 186695Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Quality statistics are necessary for development and poverty reduction efforts. Timely and accurate statistics provide evidence for policy decisions. Bangladesh is taking steps to enhance the availability,...
Type: BriefReport#: 186727Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Healthy forests are critical for livelihoods for forest dependent communities. About 19 million Bangladeshis depend on forests for their livelihoods. Yet, the forest cover is decreasing: the proportion...
Type: BriefReport#: 186730Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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