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Gender equality is a key foundation of inclusive and sustainable economic development that can translate into long-term and effective poverty reduction. While gender equality matters on its own as a human right, it also offers instrumental value for individuals, households, and societies at...

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Assessment of the Digital Market in Croatia

World Bank Group - 2021

internet (fixed and mobile), telephony (fixed and mobile), and pay TV markets. The study examines indicators of Croatia … relevance of encouraging the development of four emerging technologies in Croatia: the Internet of Things (IoT); artificial …

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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...

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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

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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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