Documentos e informes
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Effective Regional Responses for Transboundary Air Pollution (Inglés)
South Asia is home to 9 of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution. Bad air quality causes an estimated 2 million premature deaths across the region each year and incurs significant economic...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 180441 Fecha del documento: 28 de febrero de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Bali,Pawan
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Safeguarding the Rights of Women with Disabilities to Family Life, Work, and Protection from Gender-based Violence (Inglés)
Women with disabilities face additional barriers to their socioeconomic participation compared to men, with and without disabilities as well as to women without disabilities, resulting in significant employment...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 178308 Fecha del documento: 2 de diciembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Julia Constanze Braunmiller,Marie Jeanne Charlotte Dry
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Results from Myanmar Firm Monitoring : Round 9 Results (Inglés)
Results from the Myanmar firm survey round 9 indicate that the business environment remained vulnerable. In October 2021, firms re-ported that profit declined by an average of 66 percent compared to January...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 168089 Fecha del documento: 16 de enero de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: World Bank
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An Assessment of Fresh Markets in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area (Inglés)
Fresh markets are the most popular places for consumers to buy groceries in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA). Known as ‘Katcha Bazar’, these markets are some of the busiest and most vibrant places in...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 172838 Fecha del documento: 31 de agosto de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: World Bank
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Building Capacity to Evaluate Value Chain Development for Job Creation : A Case Study from Tunisia (Inglés)
Value Chain Development (VCD) approaches, and building country capacity to adopt them, represent important operational tools to help World Bank client countries harness private sector potential and remove...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 161241 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Weber,Michael,Salhab,Jade
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Early Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Countries (Inglés)
The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced mobility and economic activity, disrupting the lives of people around the globe. This brief presents estimates on the crisis’ impact...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 156044 Fecha del documento: 22 de enero de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Khamis,Melanie,Prinz,Daniel,Newhouse,David Locke,Palacios-Lopez,Amparo,Pape,Utz Johann,Weber,Michael
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September 2020 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (Inglés)
The September 2020 update to PovcalNet mainly involves the adoption of the revised 2011 PPPs for the estimation of global poverty. In addition, the coverage rules for reporting regional and global poverty...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 152802 Fecha del documento: 1 de septiembre de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Fujs,Tony Henri Mathias Jany,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Schoch,Marta,Vargas Mogollon,David L.,Viveros Mendoza,Martha Celmira,Tetteh Baah,Samuel Kofi,Yonzan,Nishant,Yoshida,Nobuo
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Tanzania Economic Update : Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 (Inglés)
State of the economy: In 2019 growth in Tanzania’s economy was again solid, but this year COVID-19is expected to cut GDP growth at least in half and increase poverty. Growth slowdown in Tanzania’smain...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 149267 Fecha del documento: 7 de junio de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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2020 Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (Inglés)
When this booklet was prepared, COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero) and the social unrest that we had been observing...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 168497 Fecha del documento: 1 de abril de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Fien-Helfman,Samantha Abigail,Boulanger,Susan
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Pioneering New Approaches to Rural Agri-Entrepreneurship Skills Development in Jharkhand, India (Inglés)
Jharkhand has a large proportion of marginal and small landholders (84 percent), who mainly practice rain-fed, single-crop subsistence farming, cultivating a low-yielding variety of paddy. A vast majority...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 149099 Fecha del documento: 1 de marzo de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Agrawal,Vineet Kumar,Behera, Tapas Ranjan,Bihari, Bipin
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Uganda Economic Update 14th Edition : Strengthening Social Protection to Reduce Vulnerability and Promote Inclusive Growth (Inglés)
Following the release of new GDP estimates, nominal GDP for FY18/19 increased and the structure of the economy has changed. In October 2019, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) released new GDP estimates...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 145988 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Walker,Richard Ancrum,Stucka,Tihomir,Sundaram,Ramya,Munavu,Michael Mutemi,Sebudde,Rachel K.,Yoshida,Nobuo,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Masaki,Takaaki,De Andrade Falcao,Natasha,Kerschbaumer,Florentin Philipp
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Gender-Diverse Agent Networks Foster Channel Activity and Financial Inclusion for Women : Insights from Gender-Lensed Data Analytics in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Inglés)
Women’s financial inclusion is critical for advancing equity, reducing poverty and providing economic opportunities. Beyond the social benefits, there is a business case for providers to focus on women...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 149635 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Reitzug,Fabian
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Aligning Actors for Learning : The Evolution of Social Accountability in the Dominican Republic’s Education Sector (Inglés)
The practice of social accountability has evolved since the 1990s. Today, we understand social accountability as a process that enables the inclusive participation and collective action of citizens and...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 154676 Fecha del documento: 31 de diciembre de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Guerzovich,Maria Florencia,Poli,Maria,Fokkelman,Emilie Philippa
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Rwanda Economic Update : Lighting Rwanda (Inglés)
In 2018, the economy expanded at a brisk pace - Rwanda's 8.6 percent growth was the highest onthe continent. Growth was broad-based. Recovering from the droughts of 2016 and 2017, agricultureexpanded by...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 138242 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Mkrtchyan,Aghassi,Niyibizi,Peace Aimee,Huenteler,Joern Thorsten,Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna,Kipwola,Norah,Singh,Arun
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Governance Improvements and Sovereign Financing Costs in Developing Countries (Inglés)
More and more developing country governments are tapping the global debt capital markets. Thisis increasing the amount of finance available for development, but at a considerably higher costthan traditional...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 137639 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Sienaert,Alexis,Brown,Michael Andrew
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Mini Grids for Half a Billion People: Market Outlook and Handbook for Decision Makers - Executive Summary (Francés)
Approximately 1.2 billion people will need to gain access to electricity to achieve universal access by 2030. The only way to achieve this is through a combination of the main grid extension, mini grids...
Tipo de documento: Documento del Programa de Asistencia a la Gestión del Sector de la Energía (ESMAP) Número del informe: 138093 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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Mini Grids for Half a Billion People: Market Outlook and Handbook for Decision Makers - Executive Summary (Inglés)
Approximately 1.2 billion people will need to gain access to electricity to achieve universal access by 2030. The only way to achieve this is through a combination of the main grid extension, mini grids...
Tipo de documento: Documento del Programa de Asistencia a la Gestión del Sector de la Energía (ESMAP) Número del informe: 138093 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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Climate Change and Governance : Opportunities and Responsibilities (Inglés)
This Governance Note explains why climate change is a governance issue. It describes the development challenge that climate change poses and the policy response. It outlines the role of institutions in...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 136098 Fecha del documento: 1 de abril de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Fozzard,Adrian
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How Effectively Does the Fiscal System in Ukraine Address Poverty and Inequality? : A Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Analysis (Inglés)
Are taxes in Ukraine progressive? Do social protection programs in Ukraine help reduce poverty and inequality? Which programs are more effective in alleviating poverty, per hryvnia allocated to them? These...
Número del informe: 135467 Fecha del documento: 1 de marzo de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Bornukova,Kateryna,Leshchenko,Nataliia,Matytsin,Mikhail
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Pathways to Better Jobs in IDA Countries : Findings from Jobs Diagnostics (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (Francés)
This report documents cross-country findings from analysis conducted by World Bank staff working on Jobs Diagnostics. It identifies some key insights for policy makers to take into account when designing...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 130463 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Merotto,Dino Leonardo,Weber,Michael,Aterido,Reyes