The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index covers activities carried out during fiscal 2022, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The World Bank welcomed many colleagues back to its facilities this year. The institution continues to adapt its work model to protect staff health and...

Cabo Verde is a young, small, and vibrant island nation with an open economy. Rising above its daunting geographical challenges and limited endowments, the country is a story of economic success. Reforms to the rule of law and the market have prompted significant economic and social progress...

Operating in environments marked by fragility, conflict, and violence poses complex and distinct challenges, and the Palestinian case is no different. A significant body of literature has emphasized the specific bottlenecks that exist, ranging from - in the first place – the movement, access,...

A well-developed efficient insurance sector plays an important role in any economy. This role is supported by effective regulation and supervision with the aim of having a sound insurance sector that is growing, offering adequate covers, contributing to employment and investment, ensuring...

The systemic failure of Lebanon's banking system and the collapse of the currency haveresulted in a large, dollarized cash-based economy, worth an estimated US$9.86 billion or 45.7percent of GDP in 2022 (Special Focus: Gauging the Size of the Cash Economy in Lebanon). Apervasive and growing...

This policy brief presents an update on the state of food security and the gendergap in food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during theCOVID-19 pandemic using findings from a large-scale phone survey in 10 MENAcountries, conducted by the World Values Survey (WVS)...

L'objectif de ce rapport est d’informer le gouvernement du Bénin, les groupes de réflexion et les chercheurs, le publicet la direction de la Banque mondiale sur l'état de l’économie béninoise et ses perspectives, ainsi que sur les défisimmédiats du développement. Le rapport se...

The Government of Kerala (GoK) is committed to using data-driven tools and services for resilience and has embarked upon several innovative data programs that address known gaps in the resilience related service delivery architecture and the data ecosystem. The World Bank, through the ongoing...

This guidance note provides recommendations for effectively communicating gender statistics through gender factbooks. A gender factbook is a comprehensive publication that disseminates gender statistics through visuals and tables accompanied by relevant analysis and legal or policy frameworks...

More than three years after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, it is time to take stock of the lasting effects-and opportunities—of the pandemic and identify which policies may have helped stem the economic losses suffered by households and firms....