Documents & Reports
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Évaluer la préparation du marché à l’investissement privé dans les mini-réseaux solaires hybrides : Une nouvelle approche prometteuse pour le M300 développée au Niger (French)
Au printemps 2024, le Groupe de la Banque mondiale et la Banque africaine de développement ont lancé une ambitieuse initiative visant à fournir un accès à l’électricité à 300 millions de personnes en Afrique...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 200036 Document Date: April 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Unlocking the Potential of Household Surveys to Measure Women’s Access to Social Protection (English)
This paper uses household survey data from 27 countries to assess sex-differentiated access to social protection programs and their impact on mitigating gender gaps in the labor market. The analysis includes...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 200228 Document Date: April 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Claudia P. Rodriguez Alas,Ana Veronica Lopez,Ingrid Mujica
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Adaptive Social Protection Agenda : Lessons from Responses to COVID-19 Shock (English)
The paper examines the social protection response to the COVID-19 pandemic across 76 emerging and developing economies (EDEs) to identify lessons on how to make these systems more resilient against risks...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 200229 Document Date: March 31, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Emil Daniel Tesliuc,Maria Belen Fontenez
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Optimizing Labor Market Programs and Strengthening Delivery Systems for Impact and Scale (English)
This paper examines the design and implementation of labor market (LM) programs to address employment challenges across diverse economic contexts. LM programs are critical in enhancing employment opportunities...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 200227 Document Date: March 31, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Eliana Carranza,Matteo Morgandi,Diana Sverdlin
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Riding the Demographic Wave : Pensions and Retirement Income in an Aging World (English)
This report examines the state of pension and social insurance systems globally, focusing on old-age income protection. It analyzes expenditure, coverage, adequacy of benefits, and sustainability of both...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 200230 Document Date: March 31, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gonzalo Reyes Hartley,Miglena Abels
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Mind the Gap : Coverage, Adequacy, and Financing Gaps in Social Protection for the Extreme Poor and the Poorest Quintile (English)
Mind the gap evaluates the progress in strengthening social protection and labor systems in emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in three areas: coverage, adequacy of benefits for the poor, and level...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 200255 Document Date: March 31, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Emil Daniel Tesliuc,Ana Sofia Martinez Cordova
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Financial Pathways toward Greater Resilience and Economic Inclusion (English)
Facilitating access to financial services is a core component of most economic inclusion programs, which aim to build resilience and create opportunities for poor and vulnerable households. These programs...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 198038 Document Date: March 26, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Serena Stepanovic,Ines Arevalo-Sanchez,Vidya Diwakar,Dan Gilligan
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Service Integration and Case Management for People on the Move : A Review of Selected International Practices (English)
This study examines service integration and case management practices for economic migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and returnees, focusing on examples from seven countries. It analyzes these interventions...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 197750 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andrea Petrelli,Matthew Chase Martin,Francesco Cenedese,Ioanna Pantelaiou,Andrea Sitarova,Lucia Solbes Castro,Mauro Testaverde
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Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (English)
In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197628 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alia Jane Aghajanian,Steve Penson,Sandra Baquie,Chitra Balasubramanian,Alan Fuchs,Juul Pinxten
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Assessing Market Readiness for Private Investment in Solar Hybrid Mini Grids: A Promising New Approach for M300 Developed in Niger (English)
In spring 2024, the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank launched an ambitious effort to connect 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The subsequent M300 Africa Energy...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 200036 Document Date: February 28, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Protection : The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data (English)
Biodiversity is essential for ecological stability, human well-being, and economic progress, providing critical ecosystem services such as clean water, food, and climate regulation. However, it faces unprecedented...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11076 Document Date: February 27, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brian Blankespoor,Susmita Dasgupta,Wheeler,David
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De Jure and De Facto Coverage of Parental Benefits in Nepal (English)
Women constitute nearly half of the young working age-population in Nepal but are less likely than men to participate in the labor force. When employed, they work largely in informal, or subsistence work...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 197453 Document Date: February 19, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ambika Sharma,Himanshi Jain
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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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South Africa Economic Update : Learning - Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education (English)
In tomorrow’s world, the winners will inevitably be those who possess the knowledge to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid technological advancements. In contrast, those who lack this knowledge will...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 197003 Document Date: February 4, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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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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Rethinking Teaching Quality : The Role of Engagement in the Teaching and Learning Process (English)
Engaging teaching has emerged as a key approach to fostering children’s socio-emotional and cognitive skills. This policy note draws on findings of a recent comparative study on the LEGO Foundation’s Engage...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197556 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diego Luna Bazaldua,Emma Carter
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The Deepening Red Sea Shipping Crisis : Impacts and Outlook (English)
The Red Sea crisis has emerged as a critical flashpoint of the conflict in the Middle East, upending global trade and maritime transport, port activity in the MENA region, and ecological balance of the...
Document Type: Economic Updates and Modeling Report No.: 197215 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Zeljko Bogetic,Luan Zhao,Daria Ulybina,Joanne Matossian,Andres Chamorro,Sahiti Sarva,Yahui Zhao,Weijian Li
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Awareness, Access, and Perceptions around Parental Benefits among Urban Argentinians (English)
This paper examines parental benefits in Argentina, focusing on their role in addressing gender inequality and labor market challenges during pregnancy and post-childbirth. Drawing on the International...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 197190 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ludovica Cherchi,Himanshi Jain
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Validating Teaching Observation Tools : A Content-Based Approach for PLAY and Teach Primary (English)
This study compares two tools used to observe and assess how teachers support student learning: the LEGO Foundation’s Engage tool, formerly PLAY, and the World Bank’s Teach Primary tool. The goal was to...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 197557 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diego Luna Bazaldua,Emma Jane Carter
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Educated Workers and Managers in the EU-27 (English)
This Brief highlights issues related to the education and skill level of workers and top managers in firms in 27 European Union countries (the EU-27), using the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES). The...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197382 Document Date: January 22, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mohammad Amin