Policies, institutions, and regulation (PIR) are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs … are higher than ever. PIR needs to be strengthened, adjusted, and scaled up to meet the needs of a changing world. The … World Bank has reviewed the experience of various countries with PIR and has documented its insights in a new report. This …

. The strategy for responsible development (SRD) recognizes the importance of regulation to stimulate economic activity in … World Bank could engage with the Government of Poland to further support the efforts to strengthen a sound regulatory … between the World Bank and the Government of Poland …

statistics on the size of public procurement in economies around the world. While data are publicly available for High …-income economies, for the rest of the world, data and studies are scarce. However, public procurement is as important in developing …

across the world. The survey identified expanded access to finance for firms and individuals and strengthened competition as …

sector. Meanwhile, one-third of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, remain unconnected to the internet. The large …. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world's population are now online. Estimates of the … internet and communication technology (ICT) sector's share of global carbon emissions vary across the literature ranging from 1 …

analyzes global ESIA literature to inform the World Bank's response to Borrower country requests for assistance in … strengthening national systems for ESIA, provide input to broader World Bank country strategies and identify priority areas for … future World Bank engagement. The Review concludes with recommendations for how the World Bank Group can support Borrower …