he Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency will be conducting a Household Budget Survey (HBS) in 2023-24, currently planned to commence fieldwork in November 2023. The HBS is a multi-purpose survey whose primary...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 191305Date: December 15, 2023Author:
World Bank
With technology rapidly changing the landscape of the workforce, employers worldwide are seeking a labor force that is increasingly digitally skilled. However, while the importance of digital skills has...
Type: ReportReport#: 186487Date: December 15, 2023Author:
World Bank
The recovery of the tourism sector is a high priority for Laos. The government of Laos is implementing the Laos Tourism Recovery Roadmap 2021-2025. The roadmap provides important guidance on strategic...
Type: ReportReport#: 186489Date: December 15, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report explores the opportunities and challenges for developing economies arising from digital trade and discusses the role of international cooperation in tackling these opportunities and challenges....
Type: PublicationReport#: 186712Date: December 14, 2023Author:
World Bank
Improving access to affordable trade finance could increase imports and exports by up to 9 percent in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR, according to a new report by International Finance Corporation (IFC)...
Type: ReportReport#: 186452Date: December 14, 2023Author:
World Bank
This paper examines the evolution of the gender employment gap post COVID-19 in the Egyptian manufacturing sector, using a unique firm-level data set. The findings show that the COVID-19 shock led to a...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10646Date: December 14, 2023Author:
El-Haddad, Amirah ;
Ishak, Phoebe W.
The reports presents: outline; data; health outcomes; access to services; service coverage; health service utilization and OOP Expenditures; and summary and conclusion.
Type: ReportReport#: 186459Date: December 14, 2023Author:
World Bank
On December 14, 2023, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held a consultation with stakeholders from the private sector in Kenya on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030. These...
Type: BriefReport#: 192208Date: December 14, 2023Author:
World Bank
The purpose of the narrative summaries is to demonstrate how policymakers can summarize and analyze their historical budgetary data for having a more informed within-country dialogue on issues related...
Type: ReportReport#: 186461Date: December 14, 2023Author:
Laokri, Samia Maria
On December 13, 2023, the World Bank Group (WBG) held a virtual consultation on the proposed WBG gender strategy 2024-2030. This meeting was co-convened by the secretariats of the World Bank’s Human Rights,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192229Date: December 13, 2023Author:
World Bank
During the past decades, extensive literature has emphasized the role of both international trade and openness in fostering economic growth. Endogeneity bias is a nagging challenge for any empirical attempt...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10645Date: December 13, 2023Author:
Motelle, Sephooko Ignatius ;
Nana, Ibrahim ;
Starnes, Susan K.
This report builds on the methodology used to estimate the cost of inclusive refugee education developed by the World Bank and UNHCR in consultation with donors and host countries. Under the 2018 Global...
Type: ReportReport#: 186415Date: December 13, 2023Author:
World Bank
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