Drawing on qualitative data from 11 key informants and 75 small-scale firm owners in South Africa’s townships, this paper identifies five factors shaping micro-entrepreneurial success. First, ...

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger are home to nearly 13 million adolescent girls aged 10–19 who face some of the steepest ...

This report delivers Myanmar’s first thorough assessment of the agrifood processing sector in over 10 years, providing an empirical foundation for policy on private sector development. Based on a ...

Growing evidence shows that stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...

This technical report provides a one-of-a-kind dataset and analysis of transmission infrastructure costs in developing economies, highlighting its role in increasing energy access, enabling energy ...

In September 2024, Storm Boris unleashed record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, ...

Increasing women’s agricultural productivity has the potential not only to improve their own economic status, but also to enhance economic growth and food security in their communities. The Gender ...

Thailand remains resilient, supported by continued investment and tourism recovery, ahead of new global headwinds from the ...

Beach seine fishing sustains roughly 2,000 livelihoods along Togo's coastline, but operates under growing pressure from ...

This paper examines whether automatic credit approval can reduce gender bias in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Gabon has a unique opportunity to drive inclusive growth, reduce poverty, and build a resilient post-oil economy, with ...

The war in the Middle East represents a historic shock to commodity markets, resulting in the largest oil supply loss on ...