Documents & Reports
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The Role of Subnational Studies in Driving Regulatory Reforms (English)
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...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197458 Document Date: February 5, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maksym Iavorskyi,Sutanovac, Predrag
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Sierra Leone’s Reform Journey to Advancing Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion (English)
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...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197343 Document Date: February 3, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Daniela Monika Behr,Alexis Koumjian Cheney
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Supply-Side Regulatory Drivers for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (English)
The brief is the first in a two-part series that provides an overview of the electricity sector's demand and supply side environmental regulations. This brief focuses on supply-side regulations and investigates...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 194257 Document Date: September 30, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Viktoriya Ereshchenko,Elena Popic
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Women, International Trade, and the Law: Breaking Barriers for Gender Equality in Export-Related Activities (English)
Women are a powerful engine for international trade and economic growth. As workers, small-scale traders, entrepreneurs, and producers, their engagement in export activities has the potential not only...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 188673 Document Date: March 27, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lolita Laperle-Forget,Alev Gurbuz Cuneo
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Digitizing Court Systems: Benefits and Limitations (English)
The eagerness with which governments across the world rushed to digitize their court systems during the COVID-19 pandemic might create an impression that new technologies alone can solve the multitude...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 186855 Document Date: December 22, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maroz,Raman,Popova,Oleksandra,Santiago Satizábal Acosta
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Laws and Policies to Address Violence Against Women in Countries Affected by Fragility and Conflict (English)
This Brief presents data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) project on legal and supportive frameworks to curb domestic violence and sexual harassment in 55 countries, including...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 186856 Document Date: December 18, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Chakara,Shantel,Gnakra,Mariam Anais
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Women's Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa : Where do we Stand in Practice? (English)
This Brief examines the challenges in implementing laws protecting women’s land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. While some progress has been made in enacting legal protections, remaining discriminatory legislation...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 185724 Document Date: October 23, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Behr,Daniela Monika,Groussard,Heloise Marie,Khaitina,Viktoria,Shen,Liang
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Does sustainable finance regulation play a role in the “greening” of capital markets? (English)
Robust regulatory frameworks are important for developing healthy capital markets. Most current research ends that sustainable finance regulation serves as a backbone for the development of sustainable...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 184363 Document Date: July 27, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Saltane,Valentina,Amin,Anam,Farazi,Subika
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Government Financial Support for Childcare Services : A Study of Regulations in 95 Economies (English)
This brief presents new data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project on childcare legislation in 95 economies around the world. It focuses on government measures aimed at making...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 184134 Document Date: June 30, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sakhonchik,Alena,Elefante,Marina,Niesten,Hannelore Maria L.
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How Did India Successfully Reform Women’s Rights? Part I: Answers from the Movement on Equal Inheritance Rights (English)
This two-part policy brief series traces the development and reform of law in India related to three critical areas that affect women’s rights and economic opportunities: women’s property rights, domestic...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 183491 Document Date: June 28, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Mittal,Aparna,Khatri,Tanvi
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How Did India Successfully Reform Women’s Rights? Part II : Answers from the Movement on Protection from Violence (English)
This two-part policy brief series traces the development and reform of law in India related to three critical areas that affect women’s rights and economic opportunities: women’s property rights, domestic...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 183873 Document Date: June 28, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Aparna Mittal,Tanvi Khatri
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Protecting Women and Girls from Cyber Harassment : A Global Assessment of Existing Laws (English)
Cyber violence against women has been rising at alarming rates in recent decades. Such acts not only harm women as individuals but have severe detrimental effects on society and the economy at large. This...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 183241 Document Date: June 22, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Affoum,Nelsy Reyhanne Marikel,Isabel Micaela Santagostino Recavarren,Vohra,Nayantara,Wodon,Quentin T.
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The Road to Reforming Ethiopia’s Policies on Maternity and Paternity Leave (English)
This brief provides insight into how Ethiopia increased the duration of paid maternity leave from 90 to 120 days and introduced three days of paid paternity leave in 2019. While ensuring job-protected...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 182369 Document Date: May 31, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alemayehu,Maereg Tewoldebirhan,Khaitina,Viktoria,Woldeyesus,Elshaday Kifle,Mykhalchenko,Olena,Schulz,Katrin Anna
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Emerging Trends in National Financial Inclusion Strategies that Support Women’s Entrepreneurship (English)
Starting a business is a way for women to generate income and become more resilient when dealing with shocks. However, large gender gaps in formal entrepreneurship impede women’s livelihoods and global...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 180709 Document Date: March 8, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bin Humam,Yasmin Klaudia,Braunmiller,Julia Constanze,Elsaman,Mahmoud Salaheldin
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Effectively Engaging the Private Sector in the Business Reform Process (English)
This brief discusses critical considerations for engaging the private sector in the process of reforming and implementing business regulations, along with channels and mechanisms that have been successfully...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 178461 Document Date: December 9, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arlet,Jean Nicolas,Eknath,Varun,Popova,Oleksandra
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Safeguarding the Rights of Women with Disabilities to Family Life, Work, and Protection from Gender-based Violence (English)
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...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 178308 Document Date: December 2, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Julia Constanze Braunmiller,Marie Jeanne Charlotte Dry
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Legal Reforms to Protect Women at Home and at Work in São Tomé and Príncipe (English)
This brief examines the introduction of landmark reforms in São Tomé and Príncipe to counter domestic and family violence and to protect women, both at home and at work. The enactment of laws on domestic...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 177512 Document Date: October 21, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mazoni Silva Martins,Natalia,Corminales De Oliver,Claudia Lenny
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Reforming Discriminatory Laws to Empower Women in Togo (English)
This brief examines two reforms, enacted between 2012 and 2014, that lifted previous restrictions to women’s rights in Togo. Specifically, these limitations prevented women from choosing where to live...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 176480 Document Date: September 16, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Affoum,Nelsy Reyhanne Marikel,Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
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The Importance of Designing Gender and Disability Inclusive Laws : A Survey of Legislation in 190 Economies (English)
Women with disabilities face additional barriers to their participation in the economy and society compared to men, with and without disabilities, and relative to nondisabled women, resulting in unequal...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 176410 Document Date: September 11, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Julia Constanze Braunmiller,Marie Jeanne Charlotte Dry
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Constraints to Women’s Use of Public Transport in Developing Countries, Part II : Safety (Vol. 2) (English)
Women and men travel differently in low- and middle-income countries and women face different constraints on their mobility. _is Brief is the second in a two-part series that provides an overview of the...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 174675 Document Date: August 2, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Borker,Girija