One of a series of pocket-sized books that provide a quick reference to development data on different topics, The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2014 provides data for more than 20 key indicators on the business environment and private sector development in a single page for each of the World Bank member countries and other ......
This handy pocket guide provides data for more than 20 key indicators on the business environment and private sector development for each of the World Bank member countries and other economies more than 30,000 inhabitants. The 214 country pages are supplemented by aggregate data tables by regional and income groupings.
The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation.
The Little Green Data Book 2017 is based on World Development Indicators 2017 and its online database. Defining, gathering, and disseminating international statistics is a collective effort of many people and organisations. The indicators presented in World Development Indicators are the fruit of decades of work at many levels, from the field ......
How Governments Can Promote Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa
The report documents the extent to which governments in the Middle East and North Africa currently support children?s healthy physical growth, social-emotional and mental health, and early learning, and mitigate the potential for permanent harm that arises from poverty, maltreatment, and conflict.
Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage while improving service quality and availability. Despite Bangladesh's impressive strides in improving its economic and social development ......
Transforming the economic lives of people in extreme poverty and vulnerability is a persistent challenge and drives economic inclusion programs worldwide. This milestone report presents data and evidence from 219 economic inclusion programs in 75 countries reaching over 92 million people, assesses the evidence, and reveals new information on ......
economic mobility across generations around the world
The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on South Asia ......
The World Bank Group (also known as the 'Bank Group') is the largest anti-poverty institution in the world, offering loans, advice, knowledge, and an array of customised resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition. Established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington DC, the Bank Group is a specialised agency of the ......
