The World Bank has a large portfolio of investments supporting entrepreneurship. These investments are spread across countries in different regions, with varying income levels, and in various World Bank...
As one of the largest markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is uniquely positioned to become a regional leader in native digital entrepreneurship. This report aims to present an overview of the regulatory...
Digital platforms have the potential to support the sustained creation of economic value and foster jobs and economic inclusion in South Africa. This assessment examines private digital platforms in South...
Digital technologies hold the promise of bridging wealth gaps through innovation-driven growth, but the “winners-take-most” dynamic of digital business models calls into question the net growth effect...
Vietnam needs to sustain high labor productivity growth to achieve its aspiration of becoming a high-income economy. Business innovation and digitalization are key for Vietnam to achieve higher firm productivity...
The World Bank Group-LinkedIn partnership pilots the use of private company data for generating insights on development trends. This partnership is a three-year effort between the WBG and LinkedIn to investigate...
The World Bank Group-LinkedIn partnership pilots the use of private company data for generating insights on development trends. This partnership is a three-year effort between the WBG and LinkedIn to investigate...
This case study of the economic success of the Colombian city of Bucaramanga marks the first in a series of World Bank case studies of successful metropolitan economies around the world. The Bank’s Competitive...
This paper utilizes a countrywide, county-to-city upgrade in the 1990s to identify whether extending the powers of urban local governments leads to better firm outcomes. The paper hypothesizes that since...