The World Bank Investment Climate Unit, in collaboration with the Global Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth Unit, developed a Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Incentives Database to address data gaps and meet...
In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) issued a record $8.2 billion in new guarantees across 40 projects. Through these projects, MIGA remained focused on encouraging...
In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) issued a record $8.2 billion in new guarantees across 40 projects. Through these projects, MIGA remained focused on encouraging...
While there is some regulation in place, Israel’s restrictions and the dependency of Palestine on the Israel Central bank and regulation pose a huge barrier to mobile banking. The mobile money sector is...
في السنة المالية 2024، أصدرت الوكالة الدولية لضمان الاستثمار (MIGA) رقمًا قياسيًا قدره 8.2 مليار دولار أمريكي في ضمانات جديدة عبر 40 مشروعًا. ومن خلال هذه المشاريع، ظلت MIGA تركز على تشجيع الاستثمار الخاص...
This note intends to provide policy makers in developing countries with a clear understanding of the role and importance of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) for enhancing cyber resilience...
Digital technologies are transforming how individuals, businesses, and governments interact, creating new opportunities to address long-standing development challenges. In Jamaica, the Vision 2030 document...
Ecuador ha logrado avances significativos en la adopción de tecnologías digitales durante la última década, y el 60 por ciento de los hogares ahora tienen acceso a Internet, un aumento de 28 puntos porcentuales...
Ecuador has made significant progress in the adoption of digital technologies over the past decade, with 60 percent of households now having access to the internet, a 28-percentage point increase from...
Quality statistics are necessary for development and poverty reduction efforts. Timely and accurate statistics provide evidence for policy decisions. Bangladesh is taking steps to enhance the availability...
Information communication technology (ICT) contracts are prone to fraud, corruption, bid rigging and collusion. The OECD foreign bribery report which shows that in 2014, 10 percent of the foreign bribery...
The objective of this background paper is to provide the reader with an understanding of information and communications technology (ICT) procurement with a focus on Africa. The intended audience of this...
Ratings for the National Statistics and Data for Development Project for Mozambique were as follows: overall outcome was moderately satisfactory, bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation...
This retrospective report explores global progress and lessons learned over the past 10 years in promoting gender equality. This report takes stock of global progress and considers the impact of evidence-backed...
In World Bank operations, clients are considering transitions to cloud technology to help digitize business process and citizen services. Cloud computing has been identified by the World Bank as a disruptive...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is restricting mobility and economic activity around the world, and Central America is no exception. Embracing digital transformation carries an increase in risks and...
This news release, dated February 28, 2005, announces the World Bank issued a draft report that emphasizes the role of public-private partnerships in ensuring that more people in the developing world can...