Thursday, October 7, 2021
The Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) program is the flagship of Greece’s social protection reforms and particularly effective by international standards in reaching poor households. Its national launch in February 2017 aligned Greece with other EU...
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Conventional wisdom tends to run towards giving it to the woman. But a recent paper (ungated) by Laurens Cherchye, Pierre-Andre Chiappori, Bram De Rock, Charlotte Ringdal and Frederic Vermeulen tells us it might not matter (at least in terms of nutrition...
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Friday, July 23, 2021
Over the past decade, Romania has achieved a remarkable track record of high economic growth, sustained poverty reduction, and rising household incomes. An EU member since 2007, the country's economic growth was one of the highest in the EU during the...
Sunday, April 5, 2020
In February 2020, the coronavirus outbreak interrupted the recovery that was underway in the Europe and Central Asia region earlier in the year. Starting in the Hubei province of China, the outbreak quickly spread to Italy, Germany, Spain and the...
Friday, April 28, 2017
A new, €20.80 million World Bank loan will help boost rural incomes in Kosovo through investments in the country’s agriculture sector, particularly horticulture and livestock. The loan builds on earlier investments, which have helped train over 2,500...
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Latvia was hit hard by the economic downturn of 2008, and ramped up its social assistance payments accordingly. To maximize scarce funds, the country has overhauled its social protection system, with help from the World Bank.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2015 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$500 million IBRD loan to finance the Second Multi-Sector Development Policy Operation in Ukraine. This new financing supports a number of high-...