Armenia's economy is heavily reliant on domestic demand, which is itself driven by remittances that support local construction and consumption. ... See More + Armenia will need to shift to an export led strategy if it is to move from middle income to high-income status. Because Armenia is a landlocked country with comparatively high trading costs in physical goods, high-tech digital exports will continue to be key to Armenia's growth. This report seeks to identify strategic opportunities for Armenia’s private sector in high-tech global value chains (GVCs) and also highlights reforms that could support Armenia’s evolution. The study builds on the FY18 Armenia Systematic Country Diagnostic, which identifies value-chain development as a core building block for sectoral growth. Although the report is targeted at policy makers in the Armenian government, sectoral development strategies rely heavily on strong private sector engagement and open public-private dialogue. Armenia's tech community may therefore also take interest in this analysis.  See Less -

Document Type: Report Report No.: AUS0001094 Document Date: JAN 01, 2020

Author: Onugha,Ifeyinwa Uchenna; Fengler,Wolfgang Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Completion Report Review Report No.: ICRR0021723 Document Date: DEC 09, 2019

Author: IEG Review Team Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: SFG5871 Document Date: NOV 01, 2019

Author: Tanzania Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR38755 Document Date: OCT 23, 2019

Author: Cherif,Moez Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The latest impact evaluation note looks at whether mobile money benefits households in poor and remote areas of Northern Uganda and finds large increases in non-farm self-employment and food security. ... See More +   See Less -

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 142692 Document Date: OCT 01, 2019

Author: Bruhn,Miriam; Wieser,Christina Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP24007 Document Date: SEP 03, 2019

Author: Opetaia Simati Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR36935 Document Date: AUG 06, 2019

Author: Anan,Kosuke Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR37919 Document Date: JUN 28, 2019

Author: Silarszky,Peter Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This paper studies the effect of rolling out mobile money agents in rural Northern Uganda. In a randomized experiment, 168 areas were randomly selected to receive an agent in 2017, with another 163 areas serving as a control group. ... See More + Administrative data on mobile money transactions suggest that the agent rollout increased the probability of sending and receiving peer-to-peer transfers. Data from a 2018 survey of more than 4,500 households show that the agent rollout led to cost-savings for remittance transactions. It also doubled the nonfarm self-employment rate, from 3.4 to 6.4 percent, and reduced the fraction of households with very low food security from 62.9 to 47.2 percent, in areas far from a bank branch. The analysis finds no effect on savings, agricultural outcomes, or poverty. Overall, the findings add new evidence that mobile money can improve livelihoods even in poor and remote settings.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8913 Document Date: JUN 25, 2019

Author: Wieser,Christina; Bruhn,Miriam; Kinzinger,Johannes Philipp; Ruckteschler,Christian Simon; Heitmann,Soren Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES36476 Document Date: JUN 12, 2019

Author: Neumann,James L. Disclosure Status: Disclosed