The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...
This note presents a multisectoral examination of the national and provincial landscapes for ECD in Pakistan. It explains the critical importance of improving investments and services for young children...
City plans clearly don’t reflect realistic population projections, and most plans seem to encourage even greater sprawl and will require significant capital investments to service and connect outlying...
The purpose of this study is to assess the differences between older men and women (aged sixty and above) residing in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area in order to better understand gender disparities and...
The June 2022 release of learning poverty estimates contribute to an ongoing collection of harmonized learning assessment datasets at the student and country level. This document provides details of processes...
Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48...
This Technical Note is prepared to provide guidance to the World Bank task teams and clients regarding geological and geotechnical issues and recommended risk mitigation and management measures. The investigation...
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain the virus have caused severe health and economic effects in the Philippines. This study is the second of its series investigating...
Digital banks have been on the rise as digital technologies transform financial services around the world. Under the Korean government’s new policy framework for digital banks, K Bank and Kakao Bank successfully...
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Sierra Leone. This note is part of a series that will provide...
Digital banks have been on the rise as digital technologies transform financial services around the world. Under the Korean government’s new policy framework for digital banks, K Bank and Kakao Bank successfully...
Thrown off by the discovery that teacher certification was not as well correlated to student performance on the national exam as initially believed, the government MELAYANI team in Belu district set out...
Thrown off by the discovery that teacher certification was not as well correlated to student performance on the national exam as initially believed, the government MELAYANI team in Belu district set out...
Because of the growing economic costs associated with the coronavirus epidemic, many Governments announced a set of new policy measures aimed at mitigating the potential impacts. This note aims to support...
Because of the growing economic costs associated with the coronavirus epidemic, many Governments announced a set of new policy measures aimed at mitigating the potential impacts. This note aims to support...
The main design principle behind self help groups (SHGs) organizations of rural poor women at the village level was to empower women by mobilizing them into small groups, facilitating interactions and...
ESS2 recognizes the importance of employment creation and income generation in the pursuit of poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth. Borrowers can promote sound worker management relationships...
ESS2 recognizes the importance of employment creation and income generation in the pursuit of poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth. Borrowers can promote sound worker management relationships...
Complex business regulations and bureaucratic processes tend to be obstacles for new entrepreneurs. To navigate these processes as smoothly as possible, entrepreneurs may solicit the services of third-party...
Can targeted participatory community rural livelihoods programs that work in partnership with local governments improve the welfare of the poor, empower women and improve public action? An impact evaluation...