Small and marginal farmers in India struggle for access to good quality inputs in farming of crops (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection) and livestock (stock species, breed, density, feed consumption);...
The ‘Fintech Revolution’ is disrupting the traditional delivery model of financial services. Growing internet usage and mobile phone penetration in Africa offer fertile ground for Digital Financial Services...
Target 9.c of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for the achievement of universal and affordable internet access by 2020. This note analyzes Sub-Saharan Africa’s progress towards this goal. It finds...
A government’s provision of complementary public goods, such as roads and bridges, facilitates the development of markets leading to long-term economic growth. Private enterprise, by itself, is unlikely...
In the 2015, countries committed to ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning as part of meeting Sustainable Development Goals. Three years later, the World Bank...
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood development through the implementationof the Sustainable...
This note provides guidance on how to ensure that the impact of agricultural investments on water resources is effectively measured, monitored, and regulated. Water is essential to agricultural production...
In 2004, at the time of appraisal, the poverty rate in rural areas of Bolivia, where approximately one-third of the population live, was 82 percent. Less than half of the rural population had access to...
Several Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) countries are developing crediting mechanisms for domestic markets. Some countries are developing crediting mechanisms with a view to exploring options for...
Indonesia has established a strong track record of overall public borrowing restraint and enjoys a low debt burden with minimal risks of debt distress. Its clear fiscal rules have underpinned this success...
The present study is part of an effort by the World Bank and the State of Bahia to assess agricultural sector risks as a contribution to the strategic economic development and poverty reduction agenda...
Lack of personal official identification (ID) prevents people from fully exercising their rights and isolates them socially and economically - voting, legal action, receipt of government benefits, banking...
Pakistan faces serious governance challenges that affect the state's ability to deliver services to its citizens. These challenges are a combination of weaknesses in the state's effectiveness, efficiency...
Adolescence is a demanding and critical period in life. Failure to meet certain developmental milestones can have serious short- and long-term implications for the individual and society at large. This...
Firms in developing countries are widely known to face many constraints, from lack of access to finance and physical capital to poor infrastructure. The course seems to have been particularly effective...
A fundamental problem facing attempts to facilitate international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is the inefficient and sometimes corrupt state of customs agencies. Fraud, corruption, and other bad practices...
Un problème fondamental entravant les tentatives de facilitation du commerce international en Afrique subsaharienne est l’inefficacité et parfois la corruption des agences de douane. La fraude, la corruption...
Principles of good governance have been a major component of international financial standards and are seen as essential to the stability and integrity of financial systems. Over the past 10 years much...
The report is about the private participation in infrastructure database. Energy and telecommunications drove most of the year's growth. Energy had growth of 96 percent, reaching its second highest level...
Creating and operating a petroleum revenue fund entails a large number of steps. If the fund is a separate legal entity, a legal framework for the fund needs to be established. Fund objectives, deposit...