Comoros has a rare opportunity to break from its historical cycle of low growth by leveraging recent stability to implement transformative policies that promote inclusive development and resilience. Despite...
This paper studies the impact of a World Bank program aimed at promoting access to finance for micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Ecuador. A staggered difference-in-differences method is used...
How do intrahousehold dynamics affect the investment of female entrepreneurs? This paper presents findings from a randomized controlled trial in Ghana that assesses the impacts of four alternative support...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research...
The development objective of the National Irrigation and Energy Efficiency Improvement Project, as the First Phase of the Water Efficiency and Conservation Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach, for Uzbekistan...
Statement by Honorable Bihi Iman Egeh at the 111th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 24, 2025. These Spring Meetings at a moment when weakening growth prospects, heightened uncertainty...
The Provincial Investment Climate Assessment (PICA) is designed to generate employment opportunities and increase private investment in Nepal by stimulating subnational investment climate reforms. The...
The development objective of the Promoting Fiscal Management and Private Sector in the State of Pernambuco Development Policy Loan for Brazil supports the State of Pernambuco in: (i) improving fiscal management...
Ratings for the Program to Accelerate Agrarian Reform (One Map Project) for Indonesia were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was...
Several factors contribute to the limited use of improved seed varieties in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the restricted availability of seeds in the volume, quality, and timeliness required...
Jordan demonstrated resilience in the face of multiple external shocks, but the current pace of economic growth remains insufficient to generate the employment opportunities needed to address the country's...
The Country Opinion Survey in Chad assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Chad perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank’s Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research...
The Country Opinion Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Bosnia and Herzegovina stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
The Country Opinion Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Bosnia and Herzegovina stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of technological digital oriented firms. The findings indicate that technology and...
The new political context emerging from the May 2024 elections provides a unique opportunity for South Africa. The alignment of economic and political incentives, in the sense that improving the economy...