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Nearly two-thirds of global workforce in the ‘informal’ economy
More than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – two billion people – earn their livelihoods in the informal sector, the United...
Improving skills would drive job creation and growth in Spain
Spain should boost support for the unemployed and expand vocational education and training as part of a series of reforms to promote better skills...
Record high remittances to low- and middle-income countries in 2017
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the World Bank’s latest...
Indonesia’s ‘Superheroines’ Empowered with Renewables
About a third of Indonesians, roughly 80 million people, live without electricity and many more with only unreliable access. In the country’s eastern Solor...
Multilateral Development Banks Present Study on Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Rapid technological progress provides a golden opportunity for emerging and developing economies to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, some disruptive...
South Africa: Better Education & Spatial Integration Crucial for Reduced Inequality, Job Creation
In an environment of accelerating but still modest growth, government policies that stimulate competition and create the fiscal space needed to build a skilled...
Fragile States: Employment Programs Must Become a Bridge to Prosperity
In fragile and conflict-affected states, governments frequently turn to public works programs to provide temporary jobs to vulnerable populations. A new body of research...
More Jobs in Western Balkans, But Growth Slows
Growth in the Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia - declined in 2017, despite the creation of...
Embracing Technology is Key for the Jobs of Tomorrow in Latin America and the Caribbean
New technologies provide a pathway to poverty reduction and could usher in a wave of higher productivity and growth across Latin America and the...
Asia’s Workers Will Benefit from New Technologies, but Government Action is also Needed
Technological advances have transformed the two billion worker Asian labor market, helping create 30 million jobs annually in industry and services over the last...