Jobs MDTF programs have inspired a new workstream designed to address the knowledge gaps that continue to undermine the potential of development interventions to improve labor market outcomes in developing countries. These include: Supporting Effective Jobs Lending at Scale (SEJLS) that supports large scale WBG lending operations to improve the consistency of jobs-relevant components and…
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.
Divanbeigi and Federica Saliola Too many people remain in low productivity, low earning, insecure, or self-employed jobs around the globe.
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…
Policy based lending for inclusion & equity