This paper examines implicit gender bias in entrepreneurial financing by randomizing screenings of business investment ideas pitched in the format of the reality television show Chigign Tobiya. Keeping...
Certain groups in Croatia still face barriers and challenges in initiating, owning, and scaling a business. Women and people in older cohorts (ages 50–64) represent one of the largest groups of “missing”...
This paper studies the effect of government issuance on firm issuance during banking crises using transaction-level bond and loan data from 66 countries between 1991 and 2017. Governments rarely issue...
The objective of the Additional Financing of the Higher Education Project for Moldova is to improve the labor market orientation of selected higher education institutions and the quality assurance mechanisms...
Mali’s risk of external and overall debt distress is assessed to be moderate, although downside risks have increased since the 2023 debt sustainability analysis (DSA). For external debt, no breaches occur...
Statement by Katrina Di Marco at the 111th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 24, 2025. We gather at a challenging time for the global economy. Following unprecedented shocks, global growth...
This report focuses on the list of awarded Invest in Childcare country grants and impact evaluations (2022-2026).
Ratings for the Electricity Service Access Project for Zambia were as follows: the overall outcome rating is satisfactory, the Bank performance is rated satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation...
This paper presents a one-World Bank Group (WBG) framework for understanding and implementing digital public infrastructure (DPI) to accelerate safe and inclusive digital transformation. DPI is an approach...
Ratings for the Identity and Targeting for Social Protection Project for Morocco were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation quality...
Facilitating access to financial services is a core component of most economic inclusion programs, which aim to build resilience and create opportunities for poor and vulnerable households. These programs...
يقدم تقرير شبكة الخدمات المصرفية والمالية المستدامة لعام 2024 تقييمًا شاملًا لاتجاهات ومبادرات التمويل المستدام في 66 دولة عضوًا. ويسلط التقرير الضوء على الإنجازات والابتكارات والفرص الرئيسية في الأسواق...
En muchos contextos alrededor del mundo, la reducción del espacio cívico, la represión contra manifestantes pacíficos, las barreras a la libertad de asociación y las situaciones de fragilidad y conflicto...
The ongoing Conflict in the Middle East has significantly shaped Jordan’s economic landscape, straining its fiscal resources and infrastructure while increasing the demand for essential services, particularly...
The objective of the Fourth Northern Uganda Social Action Fund Project is to support sustainable livelihoods, enhance poor and vulnerable households’ resilience to shocks, and strengthen adaptive social...