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Community health financing remains too weak to meet actual needs
Compelling description Community health remains underfunded in many countries, despite its essential role in prevention, surveillance and equitable ac...
Insufficiently Integrated Value Chains Reduce Wealth-Creation Opportunities
Fragmented Value Chains and Lost Economic Potential In many economies, value chains remain poorly integrated and dominated by primary activities with ...
Financing, Support and Mentoring: Essential Levers for Structuring Youth Employment
Engaging description This article examines how financing, structured support and mentoring can strengthen young people's access to sustainable employm...
Weak Private Sector Competitiveness in Many Countries Limits the Creation of Decent Jobs
Strategic Role of the Private Sector in Economic Transformation Private sector competitiveness is a key driver of structural transformation, job creat...
Public funding for university scholarships stagnates despite the growing number of students
Introduction The rapid expansion of higher education is one of the most significant transformations of recent decades. In many countries, the number o...
Global Value Chains Continue to Incorporate Child Labor in Sectors Where Controls Are Insufficient or Nonexistent
Globalized Value Chains and the Persistent Presence of Child Labor The globalization of value chains has enabled a rapid expansion of international tr...