This report summarizes the main challenges that men- and women-led companies (also referred to as traders or trade firms) and customs brokers face in undertaking cross-border trade of merchandise goods...
Gender equality and inclusion are central to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Research has shown that the expansion of international trade is...
Gender equality is central to the World Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Gender inequality can cause economies to be less...
The World Bank Group completed the trade and gender study in the Philippines to identify the specific challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and determine where further reforms can be...
Gender equality is central to the World Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Gender inequality can cause economies to be less...
Air and sea transport power the global economy. Since the vast majority of trade is physical, it must travel by plane or ship to reach its market. In fact, high value, time-sensitive goods usually fly...