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  • Old Scars, New Wounds? : Public Financing for Health in Times of COVID-19 in the Asia-pacific Region (English)

    Despite a rebound in economic growth following the pandemic, new geopolitical developments and macroeconomic shocks-inflation and monetary responses to inflation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 182061 Document Date: May 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tandon,Ajay,Yap,Wei Aun,Sharma,Jayendra,Cain,Jewelwayne Salcedo,Irava,Wayne Jeremy,Eng,Rochelle Se Yun,Ruest Archambault,Maude,Sohail,Jahanzaib,Ghimire,Mamata,Hossain,Atia,Dong,Di,Eozenou,Patrick Hoang-Vu,Neelsen,Sven,Nagpal,Somil,Higashi,Hideki,Cros,Marion Jane

  • Maldives Public Expenditure Review : Restoring Fiscal Health (English)

    How the government of Maldives chooses to spend state revenues has consequences for the country’s future? Decisions on what, where, how, and how much governments spend on have a significant impact on a...

    Document Type: Public Expenditure Review Report No.: 173280 Document Date: June 24, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Yoong,Pui Shen,Custers,Anna Louise,Sheriff,Shaira Karishma,Cheng,Ruijie,Higashi,Hideki,Smith,Owen K.,Harrison,Dao H,Goyes Flor,Francis Jhoan,Mills,Zachary,De Silva,Tiloka Sunayani,Dorfman,Mark Charles,Castillo Quinto,Marola Andrea

  • Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014-2018) (English)

    Relative to other countries in the region, Sri Lanka has invested modestly on nutrition programs and interventions. Current nutrition programs in Sri Lanka need to be reviewed, both in terms of design...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 166206 Document Date: October 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jayawardena,Priyanka,Daniels,Louise Moreira,Yogeswaran,Suganya,Vishwamithra,Upula,Abdulloeva,Safina,Attygalle,Deepika Eranjanie,Higashi,Hideki

  • Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka (English)

    Overall nutrition-specific expenditure in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka remains low, although substantial variation exists among these countries. Given the high rates of malnutrition in these countries...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 166209 Document Date: October 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andersen,Christopher Thomas,Cain,Jewelwayne Salcedo,Chaudhery,Deepika Nayar,Higashi,Hideki,Tandon,Ajay

  • Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital (English)

    Human capital is a central determinant of economic well-being and social advancement in the modern world economy. The concept of human capital covers the knowledge, skills, nutrition, and health that people...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 162921 Document Date: August 13, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Aturupane,Harsha,Higashi,Hideki,Ebenezer,Roshini Mary,Attygalle,Deepika Eranjanie,Sosale,Shobhana,Dey,Sangeeta,Wijesinghe Manathunga,Rehana

  • PER for Nutrition in Sri Lanka : Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition (2014–2018) (English)

    This study aims to assess the public financing for nutrition in Sri Lanka. The primary purpose is to understand the size and share of public investments in nutrition relative to the overall level of public...

    Document Type: Public Expenditure Review Report No.: AUS0001368 Document Date: February 29, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Higashi,Hideki,Jayawardena,Bodiyabaduge Priyanka Perera,Daniels, Louise Moreira,Yogeswaran,Suganya,Amarasinghe,Upula Madhusankha Vishwamithra,Abdulloeva, Safina,Attygalle,Deepika Eranjanie,Jayatissa, Renuka

  • Sri Lanka Human Capital Development : Realizing the Promise and Potential of Human Capital (English)

    Human capital is a central determinant of economic well-being and social advancement in the modern world economy. The concept of human capital covers the knowledge, skills, nutrition, and health that people...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 143150 Document Date: September 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Aturupane,Harsha,Higashi,Hideki,Attygalle,Deepika Eranjanie,Ebenezer,Roshini Mary