Government accountability has become a global moral imperative. Governments over the world aim to continuously improve public service delivery, transparency, and accountability to respond to citizens' needs. Cambodia became a lower-middle-income country (LMIC) in 2015 and the task of delivering...

Tertiary education is vital for producing the caliber and diversity of graduates needed both for the economy that exists today and for economy to which a nation aspires. It fuels competitiveness and growth by preparing professionals, like managers and engineers, medical personal and teachers....

The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a challenge for Ethiopia's ambitious industrialization agenda focused on export-oriented light manufacturing. This note summarizes results from a survey of firms in Ethiopia's industrial parks. The data suggests that over the past months, the...

In Indonesia, religious education in schools is part of the national curriculum and is intended to promote greater understanding of one's religion, in addition to tolerance and mutual respect between adherents of religion in personal, community and state life. However, key knowledge gaps exist...

North Macedonia continues to improve its environmental performance and the efficacy of its environmental regulation. As part of this effort, the World Bank is working with the government of North Macedonia on environmental tax reform. The government is interested in utilizing the tax system to...

This report Strategic assessment of solid waste management services and systems in Nepal is prepared by the World Bank Team in consultations with various Government agencies and Development Partners. These stakeholders had provided rich and detailed input throughout the process, prioritized the...

North Macedonia has made considerable progress in recent decades, moving from lower-middle to upper-middle income status, and from a planned to a functional market economy. Despite these reforms, the domestic economy still lacks the needed dynamism to move into higher-income status, as evidenced...

The policy note focuses on the well-established coastal- and marine-based sectors, such as recreational tourism and fisheries, that make a significant contribution to the economy of Krasnodar Krai and where challenges and unsustainable patterns could undermine their growth ambitions and...

The stunting rate in the Philippines is high for the country's level of income. Almost one in three children under age five is stunted, and the rate is significantly higher among children from low income households. The undernutrition challenge is likely to exacerbate with the economic shock and...