Photo: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank Story Highlights The Agricultural Growth Project is promoting and expanding alternative source of water as part of solving the problems of farmers in areas with low rains and affected by recurrent droughts as result of climate change. The project promotes different improved of seeds, providing technical trainings and…
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Photo: K M Asad / World Bank Authors: Xavier Cirera, Marcio Cruz, Antonio Martins-Neto, Kyung Min Lee and Caroline Nogueira Women often lack access to inclusive and transformative technology due to socio-economic barriers and cultural norms, as recognized by the 2023 United Nations International Women’s Day theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” This…
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Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank Authors: Martin Abel and Eliana Carranza This blog was originally published in English and is reprinted in Spanish by permission from VoxDev. En muchos países de ingresos bajos y medios (LMIC), los jóvenes enfrentan diferentes trayectorias de empleo y salario dependiendo de su punto de entrada…
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In November 2019, the World Bank Board of Directors approved, for the first time in its history, a Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation entirely devoted to increasing women’s access to economic opportunities.
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Divanbeigi and Federica Saliola Too many people remain in low productivity, low earning, insecure, or self-employed jobs around the globe.
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Photo: Nafise Motlaq / World Bank Authors: Amanina Abdur Rahman and Achim Schmillen Similar to the trajectory of development seen in many other countries (see blog #3 in the series), over the decades since independence in 1957, Malaysia has seen a significant increase in GDP per capita from labor productivity. The country also underwent…
DetailsEvent Recording: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/2bd700a6-9bc3-44e7-9389-1618756a2471 On June 17, 20222, the World Bank’s Rome Program on Jobs and Labor Mobility and the Luiss Guido Carli University hosted the presentation of the new World Bank Flagship report “Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19”. Migration has been a source of social and economic well-being…
DetailsJob Creation, Productivity growth, Quality of job, Labor market performance, Inclusive economic growth, Employment growth
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Photo: World Bank Authors: Michael Weber and David Newhouse There is now clear evidence that the devastating economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were distributed unequally among workers in many developed countries. We recently explored how the crisis has affected different types of workers and find substantial differences. Drawing on phone survey data from about 40 developing…
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Photo: World Bank Authors: Michael Weber and David Newhouse Even a year and a half after lockdowns started to go into effect, it’s difficult to get a clear picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Global South. Face-to-face data collection has been suspended in most of the world due to health concerns,…
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