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You're never too old to go to school. In Turkey, adult education courses are creating new opportunities for the working class.
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An Egyptian businesswoman says her small cement distribution company is bringing prosperity to her entire village in Egypt in North Africa. A government loan helped her start the business. #TakeOn #...
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Employment generation is a critical challenge facing policymakers in the MENA region, particularly since the Arab uprisings as citizens challenge governments to provide greater economic and social...
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This Economic Premise examines the intersection of four important development themes: urbanization, agglomeration, gender, and informality. Although urbanization has continued at a rapid pace,...
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A new business model called "online outsourcing" demonstrates the power of the Internet to not only catalyze new economic growth through job creation, but also leverage the potential to drive social...
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Job creation plays a major role in lifting people out of poverty and enhancing shared prosperity worldwide. So what firms drive job creation around the world? Is it small firms, large firms, old ones...
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A new World Bank report shows how countries can reform labor regulations to protect their workers and maintain job creation. We talk to David Robalino, one of the report authors, and Sandra Polaski,...
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The best jobs, defined by higher labor productivity and wages and social benefits, are largely in the registered firms. They are also inclusive of women and youth. These are the fastest growing jobs...
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Lifted by India, South Asia regains its growth lead but still lags on jobs. Will the 1.8 million young South Asians reaching working age each month be left behind?
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"Active labor market policies aim to generate a higher number and better employment opportunities."
The government of Myanmar is committed to creating new and better jobs, including for migrant...
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This space is intended to foster collaboration between policy makers, companies, practitioners, and other stakeholders on issues related to the creation of local jobs and business opportunities from...
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The World Bank Group supports the Romanian Government for a 21st century Government, growth and job creation, and social inclusion.
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In Kenya, there is an estimated accumulated housing deficit of over 2 million units, and nearly 61% of urban households live in slums. The latest edition of the Kenya Economic Update finds that Kenya...
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Trade has been essential for growth in the Europe and Central Asia region - driving innovation, spreading technology, and lifting people out of poverty. As the region continues to face ongoing...
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How can Georgia overcome its current socio-economic challenges on the path to sustainable and shared growth? This video highlights various ways that the country can improve export competitiveness,...
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This brief, drawn from the evaluation World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), offers useful insights for...
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The ‘open data’ principle is becoming an increasingly important part of the data revolution, which is recognized worldwide as a key engine for achieving the post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals...
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of access to finance is one of the biggest constraints to the growth of smaller businesses, job creation and economic growth. Leasing has proved to be a robust...
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Transport corridors—large highways, railways, and waterways connecting countries and continents—offer enormous potential to boost Asia’s economic growth, spur job creation, and reduce poverty, if the...
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Many countries across the globe face unprecedented challenges, ranging from unemployment and inequality to climate change and impending workforce displacement by automation. Many of the solutions...
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