Documents et rapports

Building and Managing Local Databases from Google Earth Engine with the geeLite R Package (anglais)

Google Earth Engine has transformed geospatial analysis by providing access to petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial data, coupled with the substantial computational power required for in-depth...

Disentangling the Key Economic Channels through Which Infrastructure Affects Jobs (anglais)

This paper takes stock of the literature on infrastructure and jobs published since the early 2000s, using a conceptual framework to identify the key channels through which different types of infrastructure...

Guidance for Resilient, Inclusive, Green, Healthy, and Teaching and Learning-Conducive (RIGHT+) Framework for Physical Learning Environments (PLEs) Effectively Implemented : Approach Note (anglais)

In the context of the global learning crisis, climate change, and increasing disasters, Physical Learning Environments (PLEs) can play an important role in increasing education outcomes globally, especially...

Financial Inclusion and Economic Development : A Review of the Data and Evidence (anglais)

This paper reviews the impact of financial inclusion on economic development outcomes. It highlights the benefits of financial inclusion, including greater savings, improved resilience to economic shocks...

FY 2024 Lao PDR Country Opinion Survey Report : Questionnaire (anglais)

The Country Opinion Survey in Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Laos PDR perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with...

Expanding Financial Inclusion through Digital Financial Services : A Literature Review (anglais)

Worldwide, account ownership increased by 50 percent in the 10 years spanning 2011 to 2021, to reach 76 percent of the global adult population. The goal of financial inclusion is not just for more adults...

Testing the Promise of Digital Scaling : In-Person versus App-Based Training for Women Entrepreneurs (anglais)

Business training has long been a staple of development policy, with annual expenditures exceeding US$ 1 billion in low- and middle-income countries. The vast majority of training is delivered in person...

Shifting Shores : FDI Relocations and Political Risk (anglais)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in developing countries for decades. Yet FDI, once a reliable contributor to economic growth, a conduit for the transfer of technology and innovation...

Kenya - Accelerating Reforms for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing (anglais)

Ratings for the Accelerating Reforms for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing in Kenya were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the relevance of prior actions was satisfactory...

Uzbekistan - Tax Administration Reform Project : Technical Assistance Mission - October 17-Nov 1, 2024 (anglais)

Digitalization, Remote Work and Firm Resilience : Evidence from the COVID-19 Shock (anglais)

Using Business Pulse Survey data for 61 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper presents novel findings on remote work, enabled by digitalization, as a source of resilience for firms. The results...

Digitalization and Inclusive Growth : A Review of the Evidence (anglais)

This paper summarizes the evidence on the growth and distributional effects of digitalization through four channels: average productivity growth, employment and wages, access to markets, and government...

FY 2024 Lao PDR Country Opinion Survey Report (anglais)

The Country Opinion Survey in Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Laos PDR perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with...

Port Community Systems : Lessons from Global Experience (anglais)

The emergence of the Port Community System (PCS). The PCS represents a pivotal development in the world of maritime trade facilitation and logistics. These sophisticated digital platforms enable seamless...

Do Capital Incentives Distort Technology Diffusion ? Evidence on Cloud, Big Data and AI (anglais)

The arrival of cloud computing provides firms a new way to access digital technologies as digital services. Yet, capital incentive policies present in every OECD country are still targeted towards investments...

Peru - Mejoramiento de los Servicios de Información del MIDIS dentro del Sistema Nacional de Focalización (SINAFO) a Nivel Nacional (espagnol)

El objetivo de desarrollo del Proyecto de Mejoramiento de los Servicios de Información del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social e Inclusión Social (MIDIS) dentro del Sistema Nacional de Focalización (SINAFO)...

Know Thy Foe : Information Provision and Air Pollution in Tbilisi (anglais)

Middle-income countries host the majority of the world’s population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates...

ECOM アグロインダストリアル株式会社 : ファクトシート (japonais)

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...

Skills Training Needs Assessment in Lao PDR’s Agriculture, ICT, and Logistics Sectors : Korea-Lao PDR Partnership for Better Skills Development and Job Matching (anglais)

This report presents a comprehensive skill training needs assessment for the agriculture, ICT, and logistics sectors in Lao PDR. The study relied on a mixed-methods research approach, incorporating literature...

Cote dIvoire - E-Agriculture Project (anglais)

Ratings for the E-Agriculture Project for Cote dIvoire were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation quality was modest...