Cambodia has made remarkable development progress over the past decades through rapid economic growth, averaging over seven percent per year in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic and lifting…
Between 18 to 20 million people join the working-age population in South Asia, every year, but only a third to a half of them will be employed.
New energy-saving technologies offer South Asian countries an opportunity to modernize their economies, and will be an integral part of their energy transition.
The government of Liberia has been leading numerous efforts to lower the rate of adolescent pregnancies and ensure girls have equal opportunities, working within and beyond the health sector.
Output growth in South Asia is projected to remain stronger than in other regions, but is nonetheless not strong enough for most countries to reach high-income thresholds within a generation.
South Asia is making progress, but at a slower pace than in the pre-pandemic years and still has a long way to go, according to the World Bank's latest economic outlook.
While women's entry into employment strengthens their bargaining position within the home, the impact of career advancement on their decision-making power remains puzzling. This paper…
South Asia, battered by three years of upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic and spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, faces a combination of good and bad news for its economies. On the…
Even though migration is critical to South Asia’s recovery and resilience to future shocks, the region faces several barriers in labor mobility, with high costs and frictions in credit and labor…
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed two of the most disadvantaged groups out of work: women and youth.