In Paraguay, poverty reduction has stalled since 2014 due to a deceleration in economic growth, which has been argued to be partly due to a series of climate-related events. Nevertheless, little is known...
The multiplier effects of cash transfers are receiving renewed attention globally. The existence of multipliers — or the generation of additional dollars for every one dollar injected as cash transfers...
Energy tariff reforms have been part of the structural policy agenda in the Kyrgyz Republic since 1995. At the height of the sector financial crisis in 2014-2015, tariffs were increased for the residential...
Mongolia has experienced strong economic growth and declining poverty in the past. With the implementation of the law on employment promotion in 2011, the Government of Mongolia provided the legal base...
The objective of this report was to address the concerns with respect to potential disincentive effects to labor participation of the only poverty-targeted social protection program in the Kyrgyz Republic...
The objective of this report was to address the concerns with respect to potential disincentive effects to labor participation of the only poverty-targeted social protection program in the Kyrgyz Republic...
The objective of social protection policies is to help families, individuals and communities with the prevention and mitigation of social and economic risks. Social protection policies are a range of public...
World Bank's Ukraine team on unchartered territories - learning from past mistakes: interview with Country Director Luca Barbone. Voices of the people: comments on the Bank's country assistance strategy...