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Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
World Bank Group - 2021
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought global tourism and travel to a standstill. Thus, although the health impact of the pandemic has been fairly contained in Maldives, its economic consequences have been devastating. To contain the spread of the virus, the country closed its borders for...
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Reforming and Rebuilding Lebanon's Port Sector Part II : Policies and Solutions for Digitalizing the Port of Beirut
World Bank Group - 2021
The resilience of the Lebanese port sector has proven to be low. The impact of the ongoing economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Port of Beirut (PoB) explosion has traumatized the sector and exposed its weaknesses and inabilities to predict, identify, and respond to external risks....
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Digitization of Agribusiness Payments in Africa : Building a Ramp for Farmers' Financial Inclusion and Participation in a Digital Economy
World Bank Group - 2020
This report aims to present the rationale for digitization of agribusiness payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), assess … the current status of digitization using demand and supply-side data, and identify key actions that can help accelerate … digitization. The report draws on an analysis of financial-inclusion data from the Global Findex database, a survey administered to …
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Digitization of Agribusiness Payments in Africa : Building a Ramp for Farmers' Financial Inclusion and Participation in a Digital Economy
World Bank Group - 2020
This report aims to present the rationale for digitization of agribusiness payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), assess … the current status of digitization using demand and supply-side data, and identify key actions that can help accelerate … digitization. The report draws on an analysis of financial-inclusion data from the Global Findex database, a survey administered to …
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Lebanon Digital ID Use Cases
World Bank Group - 2024
This report summarizes the findings of a series of World Bank Digital Development missions from November 2022 to July 2023 to Lebanon focused on priority use cases for digital ID and authentication services. It outlines how digital identity, as part of a wider digital transformation program,...
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Digital Identification Mexico
World Bank Group - 2022
Authorities in Mexico are seeking solutions to the complex task of improving efficiency in the financial and government sectors when identifying individuals and legal entities, while balancing other public-policy objectives, such as governance, technological neutrality, safety, privacy, and...
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Digital and Telecom : Myanmar Infrastructure Monitoring
World Bank Group - 2022
Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021 … on internet access have had a profound impact on investments in the sector, subsequently affecting the growth of digital … infrastructure and digitally enabled services in Myanmar. Internet restrictions have also had important implications on household …
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The Role of Digital in the COVID-19 Social Assistance Response
World Bank Group - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in vast numbers of people in need of social assistance, many of whom were not previously covered by social safety nets. To meet this unprecedented level of need, governments quickly scaled social assistance reaching over 1.7 billion people in low- and middle income...
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Internet of Things : The New Government-to-Business Platform
World Bank Group - 2017
The buzz around Internet of Things (IoT) has gathered momentum but the IoT phenomenon is poorly understood by …
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Nigeria Digital Economy Diagnostic Report
World Bank Group - 2019
As the biggest economy in Africa with one of the largest youth populations in the world, Nigeria is well-positioned to develop a strong digital economy. This would have a transformational impact on the country. In order to reap the benefits, Nigeria needs to focus on accelerating improvements in...
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