In May 2020, the National Statistical Office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, which tracks the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. The survey aimed to recontact the entire sample of...

In May 2020, the National Statistical Office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, which tracks the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. The survey aimed to recontact the entire sample of...

This report outlines structural changes (adjustments) in the coal sector of eight countries in different regions of the world over the last 50 years that resulted from a transition away from coal to other energy sources in those regions. The countries are chosen because they provide a rich set...

Around the world, financial sector supervisors are experiencing a profound shift to data-driven supervision enabled by the next wave of technology and data solutions. While technology and data are not new to financial oversight, their specific application to financial consumer protection and...

Moldova is exposed to an array of natural hazards, and their impact disproportionately affects the poor. The Government of Moldova has been strengthening institutions to better prepare for and respond to disasters. It has improved the ability to forecast severe weather, including at the local...

The paper curate's knowledge residing in public documents and aims to distill lessons learned on how to adopt and use AI as part of a public sector modernization strategy. The paper's primary scope is on governance-related aspects. Chapter two elaborates on the opportunities being availed by...

Conceived in order to provide a crucial baseline in research on internationalization in MENA, this report draws on available data to respond to both a real need for regional analysis and a direct demand from stakeholders, including tertiary education institutions in the region. Encouraging...

The standards contained in this publication address the role of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Teacher in Georgia. The standards have been developed in close collaboration with key stakeholders in the country from the public and private sectors. The project was supported by the UK...

Jordan aspires to become a regional digital leader and has identified digital economy as a high priority for the country's social and economic development. More recently, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has created an urgency for Jordan to adapt to the post-pandemic world driven...