The World Bank’s Subnational Business Ready (Subnational B-READY) project, the successor to the Subnational Doing Business reports, offers a comprehensive framework for evaluating local business environments...
Access to finance and equal economic opportunities are crucial for female entrepreneurs, fostering business growth and economic participation. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders involved in the...
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people-centered...
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people-centered...
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care, can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people-centered...
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people centered...
Accelerated progress towards and achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) has become a central goal of the Government of Pakistan’s (GoP) policy agenda in health in recent years. Both at the center...
Accelerated progress towards and achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) has become a central goal of the Government of Pakistan’s (GoP) policy agenda in health in recent years. Both at the center...
On December 18, 2024, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Board of Governors adopted resolution number two hundred and eighty-three. It was resolved that: (i) the transfer of the Corporation’s FY24...
Digital technologies, such as digital payments or social media, have the potential to boost business growth; however, female entrepreneurs face barriers to digital adoption. EAPGIL partnered with the Finance...
Learning Poverty is unacceptably high. In low- and middle-income countries, more than half the children cannot read and understand a short age-appropriate text by the end of primary school. This learning...
After Indonesia liberalized investment rules, foreign direct investment (FDI) increased. The government promoted linkages between foreign investors and local firms, but the impact on employment and productivity...
Emerging markets have long been viewed as high-risk destinations for investment, particularly investments in companies. Although macroeconomic and political stability risks are higher, this perception...
This International Finance Corporation (IFC) Research Note analyzes the cost of borrowing for firms in emerging and developing economies, changes in their debt structure, and indicators of indebtedness...
The poverty rate in Uruguay - at 6.4 percent in 2022 under the $6.85 (2017 PPP) per day international line - is low compared to the region. However, poverty reduction has stalled in recent years. Despite...
The latest household income and expenditure survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Samoa was conducted in 2018. A new 2023 HIES dataset has been collected, but poverty estimates are not yet available...
Poverty is on a declining trend in Georgia, buoyed by recent robust economic growth and labor market improvements. Between 2016 and 2022, the poverty rate, measured by the international poverty line (below...
The stagnation of poverty incidence (and the rise in inequality) occurred despite moderate economic growth, which averaged 3.5 percent over the past decade. This is partly due to barriers in the labor...
According to the fourth Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS-IV) (2022-23), Nepal has continued to experience a substantial reduction in poverty over the last decade. Living standards have improved across...
Nicaragua enjoyed steady gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4 percent on average between 2000 and 2018. The economy is expected to slow in 2024 and stabilize in the medium term. Growth prospects are...