This note reviews the legal, institutional, and policy framework that affects gender equality in the country, including efforts to enforce gender laws and policies.
Type: ReportReport#: 185988Date: November 23, 2023Author:
World Bank
A well-developed efficient insurance sector plays an important role in any economy. This role is supported by effective regulation and supervision with the aim of having a sound insurance sector that is...
Type: ReportReport#: 186009Date: November 23, 2023Author:
Eris, Mete Can ;
Gonulal, Serap ;
Wehrhahn, Rodolfo Francisco
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) represent ninety percent of businesses worldwide. Not only are they important drivers of employment, technological change, and social mobility. They are also...
Type: ReportReport#: 186011Date: November 23, 2023Author:
World Bank
The vision of the Strategy is to ensure Romania’s resilience to disasters through proactive, multi-sectoral, multi-hazard actions, and a whole-of-society approach. The Strategy is based on the implementation...
Type: ReportReport#: 186020Date: November 23, 2023Author:
World Bank
In June 2020, fund managers at SEB, one of the largest banks in Sweden – were just ending an intense discussion on the impact funds they were managing. The discussion had been spurred by the previous day’s...
Type: ReportReport#: 186004Date: November 23, 2023Author:
Nordlund, Johan ;
Nyqvist, Martina Björkman ;
Setterberg, Hanna ;
Sjöström, Emma
This paper presents evidence of large learning losses and partial recovery in Guanajuato, Mexico, during and after the school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning losses were estimated using...
Type: ReportReport#: 192011Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Alasino, Enrique ;
Ramírez, María José ;
Romero, Mauricio ;
Schady, Norbert ;
Uribe, David
IFC is engaging in policy, early-stage, and pre-investment activities to develop e-mobility investments in emerging markets. When it comes to the development of an enabling legal and regulatory environment,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185982Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
Côte d'Ivoire is at a crossroads. Despite good progress over the last decade, recent global economic and health shocks have aggravated existing problems including lack of fiscal space, limited access to...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 185615Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank Group
Successive conflicts in Iraq were characterized by tactics to damage its oil and industrial assets that not only led to huge economic loss, but pollution of environmental resources (air, land, and water)...
Type: ReportReport#: 185542Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
IFC is supporting clients in emerging markets, including private investors and sub-national governments, with a range of early-stage project preparation and pre-investment services. In the case of e-bus...
Type: BriefReport#: 185983Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) presents updated evidence on the recent gender gaps in Romania and identifies entry points for the sustainable reduction of gender inequalities to support the World...
The evolution process has elevated the discussion of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) partnerships as a critical element to achieve its ambitious new goals. The WBG partners with a broad and diverse range...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 187417Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the Dominican Republic. On the revenue side, the analysis focuses on the personal income tax,...
Type: ReportReport#: 185898Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Cabrera, Maynor Vinicio ;
De la Fuente, Alejandro
This paper reviews the implementation and utilization of shorter-maturity loans (SMLs) and provides an opportunity to reflect on the future direction of SMLs, especially in the context of the World Bank...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 187414Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
The report outlines: methodological approach; project outcomes; impact of African Centers of Excellence (ACEs); long-term sustainability; and concluding remarks.
Type: ReportReport#: 189325Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
At the request of International Development Association (IDA) Deputies, this paper reviews IDA’s policies on graduation and access. First, it provides an overview of IDA eligibility criteria, sets out...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 187403Date: November 22, 2023Author:
World Bank
This study examines which factors influence support for reducing fossil fuel subsidies and what types of information shift people’s views through surveying 37,000 respondents across 12 middle-income countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10615Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Hoy, Christopher Alexander ;
Kim, Yeon Soo ;
Nguyen, Minh Cong ;
Sosa, Mariano Ernesto ;
Tiwari, Sailesh
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