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Electric Vehicle and Labor Market Transformation

This report highlights the main barriers that hinder the Tunisian labor market from providing income, protection, and ...
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Trade Networks in Latin America: Spatial Inefficiencies and Optimal Expansions

Nicole Gorton, Elena Ianchovichina, Trade Networks in Latin America: Spatial Inefficiencies and Optimal Expansions, The World ...
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World Bank Support to Enhance Rail Connectivity and Logistics in Kazakhstan

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2026—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a $846 million IBRD guarantee to mobilize $1.41 billion in long-term commercial financing for a major rail ...
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PFR Fundamentals: Fiscal Multipliers

The purpose of this note is to help mainstream fiscal multipliers in PFRs. It aims to provide guidance for estimating fiscal ...
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Does It Matter Who You Ask For Time Use Data?

Deepti Sharma, Hema Swaminathan, Rahul Lahoti, Does It Matter Who You Ask For Time Use Data?, The World Bank Economic Review, ...
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Formalizing Savings

Tax-incentivized savings schemes are associated with an increase in formal saving and an increase in saving overall. Deposit ...
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Urban Expansion and Protection Gaps amid Evolving Flood Exposure

Flood risk is increasing globally as climate change interacts with urban expansion and land-use decisions in flood zones. Using a nationally consistent, high-resolution assessment, this study analyzes ...
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Women’s Economic-Opportunity Laws Only Half-Enforced Globally

For the first time, the latest Women, Business and the Law report assesses not only the degree of equality in laws on the books, but also the extent to which those laws are enforced. Legal experts ...
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Toward a Standard for Landslide Data: Bridging Gaps in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling and Early Warning Systems

However, landslide hazard, risk assessment, and early warning systems remain constrained by fragmented, inconsistent, and incomplete data. This study addresses the global data gap by proposing a ...
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The Effects of Regulatory Information Systems on Credit Allocation: Evidence from Brazil’s Rural Credit Bureau

This paper studies how improvements in regulatory information systems affect credit allocation in rural financial markets. In 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil introduced major enhancements to the ...
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The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times

Yoonyoung Cho, Teresa Molina, The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026, Pages ...
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Volume, Risk, Complexity: What Makes Development Finance Projects Succeed or Fail?

Yota Eilers, Jochen Kluve, Jörg Langbein, Lennart Reiners, Volume, Risk, Complexity: What Makes Development Finance Projects Succeed or Fail?, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, ...