Similar to many other countries around the world, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has hit Indonesia hard. Latest estimates suggest that about 5.1 million people—equivalent to 2.4 percent of the working-age...
Similar to many other countries around the world, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has hit Indonesia hard. Latest estimates suggest that about 5.1 million people—equivalent to 2.4 percent of the working-age...
Similar to many other countries around the world, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has hit Indonesia hard. Latest estimates suggest that about 5.1 million people—equivalent to 2.4 percent of the working-age...
This brief has been produced under the World Bank’s Indonesia Covid-19 Observatory, a partnership among multiple Global Practices at the Bank that aims to generate near-real-time insights on the impact...
Indonesia has sustained robust growth over a long period, and this has enabled millions of citizens to move out of poverty. Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen at an average 5 percent a...
Interventions in highly insecure and fragile contexts are always confronted with the latent risk of not being able to implement the program as intended. Despite its high policy relevance, little is known...
Interventions in highly insecure and fragile contexts are always confronted with the latent risk of not being able to implement the program as intended. Despite its high policy relevance, little is known...
The impact of unintended program cancellations on the economic, psychological and behavioral wellbeing of beneficiaries are not well understood. In highly fragile and insecure countries, such as South...
The last nationally representative household survey measuring poverty in South Sudan was conducted in 2009. Thus, little was known about welfare and livelihoods in South Sudan during the early years of...
Safety nets in Africa are a popular policy instrument to address the widespread chronic poverty and encourage human capital investments in the education and health of children. Although there have been...
The labor force in Liberia is quite young. Youth aged 15 to 34 constitute over a third of thepopulation in Liberia and are somewhat concentrated in urban areas, according to the 2008census. These youth...
This report presents the rationale, design and implementation of the South Sudan Youth Startup Business Grant Program. The first of its kind in the conflict-torn South Sudan, the program aims to create...
Trafficking is an emerging concern in West Africa that is gaining increasing attention from the international community. This paper examines the relationship between trafficking and fragility in the region...
The World Bank Group has identified support to fragile and conflict-affected states as a strategic priority. This paper provides a systematic portfolio review of the International Development Association-funded...
Trafficking is an emerging concern in West Africa. In 2011, 17 percent of all cocaine consumed in Europe -- 21 tons -- passed through the region, for a retail value of US$1.7 billion. This paper discusses...
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the operations that the World Bank has supported to create jobs and promote employment in fragile and conflict-affected situations. A novel approach to identifying...