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Benchmarking Financial Systems with a New Database - World Bank Blogs
https://blogs.worldbank.org/allaboutfinance/benchmarking-financial-systems-with-a-new-databaseBoth the database and the report were published earlier this month. The Global Financial Development Database is the most comprehensive publicly available dataset on financial development. It contains over 70 financial system indicators for more than 200 economies on an annual basis from 1960 to 2010. All these indicators are categorized in ...
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How-to guide for data.worldbank.org
https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/how-guide-dataworldbankorgdata.worldbank.org opens World Bank databases to all users and includes World Development Indicators (WDI) -- one of the world’s most reliable and comprehensive databases on developing economies--, Doing Business, and many others. These data give a better understanding the human condition in some of the poorest countries and developing ...
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How countries are using better data to increase trade - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/06/27/how-countries-are-using-better-data-to-increase-tradeThe database allows countries to see where it might be possible to deepen trading relationships depending on the levels of liberalization in specific sectors. "Good, inclusive trade policies require a strong evidence base to analyze how trade affects the poor. Providing our clients with the best available evidence is one of our top priorities."
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New comparable dataset finds that investments in education, tertiary in ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/new-comparable-dataset-finds-investments-education-tertiary-particular-lead-higherOur database provides a reasonable estimate of the returns to education that may be useful for a variety of empirical work. The dataset compares favorably with other compilations, for example, the compilation of studies by Psacharopoulos and Patrinos (2018). One interesting finding is that our new dataset shows less of a decline over time than ...
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IBNET: Water and sanitation utility costs, charges and performance data ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/water/ibnet-water-and-sanitation-utility-costs-charges-and-performance-data-your-fingertipsA separate tariff database gives you a chance to get information on domestic tariffs from 190 countries. It gives you information on water price for different types of consumers, tariff structures, and most importantly, sources of all information can be checked, verified and updated.
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Joint Learning Network: How to improve efficiency through systematic ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/joint-learning-network-how-improve-efficiency-through-systematic-priority-settingThe database will be re-organized around a clear taxonomy. The guide will be re-oriented as a reference to existing tools and resources, including country experience. The measurement and information stream will finalize the fact sheets and resource guide. The products will be ready by late summer/early fall.
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Are we there yet? Many countries don't report progress on all SDGs ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/are-we-there-yet-many-countries-dont-report-progress-all-sdgs-according-world-banks-newIn fact, based on the UN SDG database, high-income countries are trailing low- and middle-income countries. The effect is partly driven by small, high-income island states and, to a lesser extent, oil-producing countries in the Middle East. However, even if we restrict the sample to the 159 countries with a population larger than a million ...
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Four revealing graphs on paid family leave - World Bank Blogs
https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/four-revealing-graphs-paid-family-leaveSource: Women, Business and the Law database. Aimed at increasing the amount of leave available to both parents and at redistributing childcare responsibilities between men and women, the European Union passed a new directive that tries to address the imbalance in the design of work-life balance policies between women and men that reinforce gender stereotypes and differences between work and care.
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The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: an all-new visual ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/2018-atlas-sustainable-development-goals-all-new-visual-guide-data-and-developmentIn SDG8, new data from the Global Findex Database shows that 69 percent of adults around the world have an account at a financial institution or with a mobile money provider. But some 1.7 billion people still lack an account, and access to accounts varies widely by region, and by age, education, sex and wealth.
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Sub-Saharan Africa shows largest overlaps between monetary and non ...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/sub-saharan-africa-shows-largest-overlaps-between-monetary-and-non-monetary-povertySource: Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020, based on data from the Global Monitoring Database (GMD) Note: The Venn diagrams show the overlaps in different dimensions of the multidimensional poverty measure at the household level. It shows the share of households (in percent) deprived in all indicators and in each combination of the ...