This year’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) is an opportunity for us to reflect on what the World Bank has learned about preventing and responding to GBV and the…

Helene Carlsson Rex, Alys Willman, Michael Christian Mahrt |

When Zambia reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 18, 2020, it was not surprising that tuberculosis (TB) services were rapidly affected. Infectious disease management in general suffers…

Humberto Cossa, John Bosco Makumba, Patrick Lungu, Kavita Watsa, Liying (Annie) Liang |

We-Fi Zambia tackles some of the key constraints facing SMEs, particularly women-led SMEs, in Zambia, such as gaps in financial management and documentation that can make assessing an SME’s…

Qursum Qasim |

New research brings to light the importance of household dynamics in shaping people’s acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and provides insights that can be used to increase vaccine uptake in low-…

Christopher Hoy, Rajalakshmi Kanagavel, Corey Morales Cameron |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces five papers published in August 2022 on various topics, including COVID-19…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

While governments, development organizations, researchers and thinkers grapple with the new realities ushered in by COVID-19 (coronavirus), effective delivery and implementation of development…

Boban Varghese Paul, Ananda Paez Rodas, Arden Finn |

Coordinated economic inclusion interventions can provide a valuable pathway out of extreme poverty.

Mari Elka Pangestu |

When men get information about maternal mortality risk, communication gets better, his preferences on fertility change and fertility goes down. Marital satisfaction goes up. When women get this…

Markus Goldstein |

Seafood exports to East Asia were a growing avenue for Muzalema’s seafood processing enterprise in land-locked Zambia. But massive logistics challenges stemming from border delays and regional…

Qursum Qasim |

Putting women at the center of digital G2P payment programs can help countries to mitigate exclusion risks and maximize the impact on women and girls.

Greta L. Bull, Caren Grown, Boutheina Guermazi, Michal Rutkowski, Mahesh Uttamchandani |