Public works programs and crime: Evidence for El Salvador onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ro…

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Pliego de peticiones del Comité del Paro tendría un costo aproximado de $81 billones larepublica.co/economia/plieg… via Diario La República

#breaking US Space Command confirms the Chinese rocket re-entered the atmosphere over the Arabian peninsula at approximately 10:15pm ET on Saturday night. However, Space Command would not comment/confirm China's claim of impact in Indian Ocean near the Maldives. CNN International Michael Holmes

We received very good feedback from implementers, local authorities and beneficiaries of the #Kwenda project (social protection) during our field visit in #Malanje, central northern #Angola province. I was particularly impressed by the changes the project brings in women’s life.

For poverty levels not to increase under a Universal basic income reform, the level of spending must increase substantially with respect to the baseline. Accordingly, the required increase in tax burdens is high throughout. ideas.repec.org/p/inq/inqwps/e….

Quantifying tradeoffs in universal #BasicIncome: how much should taxes be raised in #Brazil, #Chile, #India, #Russia & #SouthAfrica to eliminate #poverty? Our Commitment to Equity paper w/Ali Enami, Ph.D. Nora Lustig Jamele Rigolini Emma Monsalve Larroulet & Quan 👇 repec.tulane.edu/RePEc/ceq/ceq1…

Pleased to be in #Angola this week! So impressed by the tireless hard work of Angolan health workers who are on the front lines of beating back #COVID. World Bank Africa is supporting Angola w/a $150 million loan to help purchase & deploy #COVID19 vaccines.

Very pleased to see this project in #Angola launched today, by President João Lourenço, together with our Director Jean-Christophe Carret. This investment in girls' empowerment and learning will have benefits across the country-- and across generations. World Bank Africa World Bank Education & Skills

#IWD op-ed from #Angola's Ministers of Finance and Education, along with Jean-Christophe Carret from World Bank Africa -- Investment in Education Pays Off Over Generations. Nice to see MoF speak to returns to girls' education so eloquently. worldbank.org/en/news/opinio… via WorldBank

How can digitizing #G2P programs accelerate financial inclusion and women's economic empowerment? Read more about how #Angola's new cash transfer program, #Kwenda, has been making this happen, proving to be a lifeline for the poor. wrld.bg/2rnh50ImjKy #SocialAssistance

How can digitizing G2P programs accelerate financial inclusion and women's economic empowerment? Read more about how #Angola's new cash transfer program #Kwenda has been making this happen, proving to be a lifeline for the poor #G2P #socialassistance: worldbank.org/en/country/ang…

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