On October 24, 2024, 33 countries joined the Annual Meetings Human Capital Ministerial Conclave to discuss how to equip young women and men with the skills to build resilience and thrive in a fast-changing...
This brief talks about the performance of Fundación Cardiovascular (FCV) in Colombia, financed by IFC. Established in 1986 as a nonprofit foundation by a group of cardiologists to address the more than...
This brief talks about the performance of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL) in India financed by IFC. JISL, an integrated agribusiness, is the largest manufacturer of micro irrigation systems (MIS) in...
This brief talks about the performance of Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd. (ECOM) financed by IFC. ECOM is a global commodity trading and processing company specializing in coffee, cotton, cocoa, and...
For centuries, management of freshwater resources has focused on monitoring and managing water quantity to ensure supplies for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use and to mitigate the potential effects...
These brief highlights the key outcomes and lessons learned from the assistance that the World Bank provided to the Romanian Government to strengthen its capacity to manage the implementation of the National...
This technical note builds on the work initiated by the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and advocates for the establishment, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations to prevent the rapid corrosion...
Water management is foundational for development and climate adaptation. Investments in water not only improve health and wealth of nations but can also buffer the impacts of climate change. Sub-Saharan...
The World Bank helped Bangladesh to test and treat COVID-19 cases by mobilizing critical supplies including ventilators, oxygen concentrators, testing kits and hospital beds. The World Bank also played...
In the backdrop of Bangladesh’s vision to achieve upper middle-income status by 2031, efficient river management will play a key role. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) recognizes the need to significantly...
Due to its unique geographical position, Bangladesh is exposed to extreme weather events like cyclones, floods, and droughts as well as climate change. Prior to this project, unavailability of reliable...
As Bangladesh aspires to move up the value chain and become an upper middle-income country, there have to be significant gains in quality and relevance of skills imparted by the secondary education system...
Bangladesh is well placed to play an important role in regional trade and logistics networks, and as a transit country in South Asia. There are corridors and associated border crossing points that connect...
Bangladesh is known for its pioneering approaches that support Micro Enterprises (MEs) to alleviate poverty. Microenterprises contribute up to 25 percent of GDP and provide 56 percent of jobs in the country...
The Bangladesh economy has undergone important structural shifts, and the industrial sector has become a large contributor to growth and employment. The Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project directly...
Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Projected increase in temperatures can lead to more intense and unpredictable rainfalls during the monsoon season, there is higher probability...
Agriculture has been a key driver in poverty reduction over the past two decades in Bangladesh, although the growth of sector has slowed down since 2010. In addition, the sector is highly vulnerable to...
As a riverine country, Bangladesh has a large and vibrant Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector. It has some 700 rivers, streams, and canals with a total length of about 24,000 km. Approximately 6,000 km...