The singularity of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement resides in its comprehensiveness; the agreement considers most of the challenges associated with international trade and identifies provisions to...
The enlargement of the European Union towards the Western Balkans is experiencing unprecedented dynamism, supported by the launch of a tailored Euro 6 billion growth plan. This renewed momentum offers...
South Asia’s growth is on track to exceed earlier expectations, in a broad-based upturn. The region is expected to remain the fastest-growing among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Several...
This report seeks to identify Jamaica’s main jobs problems, analyze their underlying causes, and provide policy options to foster debate on how to improve job outcomes. Utilizing a diagnostic approach...
Tanzania has managed a steadily robust growth path amid multiple external shocks, with low and stable inflation by regional standards. While poverty reduction has progressed slowly, the government increased...
The Jobs Diagnostic is part of a two-year analytical program co-financed by the World Bank and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to support the Government of Togo (GoT)...
Le Diagnostic de l’emploi s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un programme analytique de deux ans cofinancé par la Banque mondiale et la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) pour soutenir...
Mongolia’s working age population is young, educated, and predominantly urban – creating a pool of well-educated young people living in urban centers. But Mongolia struggles to utilize its human resources...
Mongolia’s working age population is young, educated, and predominantly urban - creating a pool of well-educated young people living in urban centers. But Mongolia struggles to utilize its human resources...
This paper examines labor market regulations in Mongolia, particularly focusing on the new Labor Law enacted in January 2022. The review of the labor and minimum wage regulations suggests that the Mongolian...
Mongolia has benefited from its mineral wealth, but diversification is now a major priority. But to what extent is diversification possible, and what will it look like? This paper adopts the growth identification...
The Global Jobs Indicators Database (JOIN) provides information on labor market outcomes from countries across all income groups with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. The sources are in most...
By summarizing recent evidence and regional trends, this series is designed to provide Bhutan’s policymakers a digestible resource through which to better understand and respond to existing as well as...
Reforms in the Lithuanian food and agriculture sector started rather early, parallel with the struggle for independence. The country initiated a transition program in the food and agriculture sector to...
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed with a statement signaling the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era, a just and equitable transition, deep emissions cuts, and scaled-up...
Tanzania has managed to sustain its growth momentum despite the intensifying effects of climate change. Tanzania’s real GDP growth rate rose from 4.6 percent in 2022 to 5.2 percent in 2023, as a stronger...
Key findings: • Mangrove loss in Indonesia has been rapid and linked to market incentives, land tenure issues, regulations, and institutions. • Efforts to rehabilitate and protect mangroves have had mixed...
Quantifying the jobs impacts of development interventions is a challenge, largely because much of the impact is indirect. Yet, given the tremendous jobs challenges in developing countries, these impacts...
Electricity plays a crucial role in health, safety, and participation in the modern world. The channels by which is contributes to economic development are still not fully understood. Especially in rural...
The livestock sector in Bangladesh plays a significant role in employment, contributing to 14.5 percent of overall employment and over one-third of the agricultural sector's total employment. The Livestock...