Water resource management (WRM) is foundational to sustainable development, economic growth, and poverty reduction, yet water ...
This report focuses on Kosovo’s current training pathways into in-demand ICT technician occupations highlighting strengths, ...
This report focuses on the effectiveness of North Macedonia’s VET system in equipping workers with the skills needed in a ...
The paper utilizes this method to analyze six key indicators of development with cross-country data from 1950 and finds that the world is developing at its slowest pace in 75 years. This slowdown has ...
Using the Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean, this paper examines lone-mother households across 15 countries, focusing on the prevalence of lone motherhood, socioeconomic ...
The resilience of the countries of Europe and Central Asia is tested again by the crisis in the Middle East and rising energy import prices. Growth in the region is likely to weaken to 2.2 percent on ...
To achieve policy goals, South Asian countries make proactive use of industrial policies, at about twice the rate of other EMDEs. Since 2022, about half of South Asia’s industrial policies have been ...
The overall objective of the present study is to contribute to the knowledge-base that is urgently required for the implementation of sustainable rural development activities in Haiti. The study ...
Female labor force participation (FLFP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains the lowest globally, averaging just 19% in 2023 compared to a global average of 48%. Persistent gender ...
Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) has remained resilient amidst increased trade restrictions and ...
Coastal communities are at the frontline of climate risk, facing rising sea levels, intensifying storms, and accelerating ...
New data from the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project shed light on the gender dimensions of taxation and public spending—two key fiscal policy tools that impact economic growth and ...