Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Guinea Strives to Become West Africa’s Climate Leader

At the 2022 Biodiversity COP 15, the government of Guinea committed to protecting its natural capital by preserving nearly 30% of its natural resources by 2030. By doing so, Guinea recognized the…

Idriss Deffry, Ellysar Baroudy|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Forests, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Water

The uneven impact of the pandemic on women and minorities

A World Bank study confirms the unequal impacts of COVID-19 in terms of the labor market, household income, food security and school attendance, with the most vulnerable households and those with…

Carolina Mejia-Mantilla|
Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty

Are MENA businesses ready for a green transition?

The recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has raised the prominence of climate action in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…

Asif Islam, Dalal Moosa, Federica Saliola|
Competitiveness, Environment, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development

Narrowing economic disparities between Slovakia’s regions is essential for economic growth

Slovakia has one of the highest regional economic disparities among the European Union (EU) countries. Narrowing these gaps is essential for the country's economic growth.

Ellen Hamilton, Vladimír Benč, Grzegorz Aleksander Wolszczak, Dinara Muldabayeva|
Inequality and Shared Prosperity

How can we increase Pacific women’s participation in labor mobility?

Focusing on Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu, in late 2020 the World Bank conducted roughly 450 interviews with temporary migrant workers, their families and communities, and their employers. We…

Kirstie Petrou, Dung Doan|
Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development
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Inequality and Shared Prosperity