This paper investigates the impact of informal competition—defined as competition faced by formal firms from informal enterprises—on the firm-provided worker training among formal manufacturing small ...

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Benin FY27–36 outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy to support economic ...

South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing ...

Cambodia has achieved remarkable economic transformation over the past two decades, with rapid growth, falling poverty, and progress to lower-middle-income status, but Vision 2050 sets a far more ...

The Sao Tome and Principe Economic Update provides a comprehensive analysis of the country's economic performance, challenges ...

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The Financial Sector Advisory Center (FinSAC) is a specialized World Bank technical unit that provides bespoke reform guidance and hands-on implementation support on financial stability to client ...

Students in protracted crisis settings often face a range of challenges which combine to yield low education outcomes. This paper presents the results from a randomised controlled trial of weekend and ...

Adequate housing - recognized by the United Nations as a basic human right encompassing access, affordability, and quality - and access to affordable energy are foundational to economic participation, ...

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. They are more likely to live in poverty ...

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related barriers to fulfil their potential. They are more ...