The sanitary and economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought about the most significant disruption in the history of the education sector in Latin America and the Caribbean region, leading to school closures at all levels and affecting over 170 million students throughout the region....

Just energy transition is key to South Africa's inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to...

This note presents the results of a survey undertaken in Fiji from May to June 2019 with the intention to identify the specific challenges men and women cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level. Generally, efforts to improve trade conditions, especially...

High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women's and girls' accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force participation is concentrated in activities that are more...

South Sudan has suffered multiple shocks in 2020, potentially derailing an economic recovery and peace building process. The FY21 budget seeks to stabilize the economy, provide basic services, consolidate peace, and address Coronavirus (COVID-19) effects. While South Sudan is currently faced...

The study assesses the state of timber construction in the country, and the potential for industrialized timber construction to help overcome the social housing deficit while revitalizing growth and lessening the construction sector's impact on climate change. This study has been prepared as a...

Trade is widely recognized to be an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. There is a global lack of data on how trade facilitation interventions impact traders by gender at the firm level. This lack of data may also reinforce the bias against...

Gender equality is central to the World Bank Group's (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Gender inequality can cause economies to be less competitive internationally particularly for countries with export potential in industries...

This study of seven provincial capitals in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, conducted in cooperation with the Vietnam Government, is intended toinform government decision-making on strengthening disaster and climate resilience in these cities, to enable them to contribute to regional economic...

Trade is widely recognized to be an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. Trade facilitation measures are non-discriminatory and apply to all traders in their design; however, these measures may not necessarily impact or benefit all traders in...