IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, seeks to promote private sector led growth in order to support job creation and inclusive growth. In this context, an important priority of IFC in Lebanon is to support...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, contributes to the World Bank mission of global poverty reduction by creating opportunities for people to improve their lives through private sector solutions. In...
This newsletter includes the following headings: how can we create more jobs? Tackling youth unemployment perspectives from a young global leader; a different kind of bank; and assessing how the private...
This newsletter includes the following headings: how can we create more jobs? Tackling youth unemployment perspectives from a young global leader; a different kind of bank; and assessing how the private...
Econometric analysis using data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys finds significantly higher employment growth (2-4.5 percent) in firms that offer training or use technology and innovation. Firms less...
An analysis using data from IFC's Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS) shows that good financial performance was positively correlated with employment growth for IFC client companies between 2008...
An analysis of data from 106 countries and over 20,000 firms shows that increasing labor productivity had a significant positive effect on employment growth. This note addresses this issue using World...
This evaluation finds that with its global mandate and experience, comprehensive country development focus, and overarching mission to fight poverty, the World Bank Group is well positioned to help countries...