Economics & Development

This appendix presents survey findings from 330 stakeholders on the World Bank Group’s relevance, effectiveness, and engagement in Mozambique, highlighting moderate familiarity and generally positive perceptions of its development role. It identifies priority sectors and key challenges such as governance and access to finance, while providing insights to guide future strategic engagement and partnerships.

The Liwonde–Matawale (M003) Road Rehabilitation Project under the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) aims to improve transport connectivity, mobility, access to markets and social services, road safety, and economic opportunities along the project corridor in Malawi. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment identifies potential environmental and social risks and proposes mitigation measures including: (1) implementing the Resettlement Action Plan and ensuring prompt compensation before construction activities begin; (2) prioritizing local employment, including women and vulnerable groups, while enforcing fair labor practices and worker grievance mechanisms; (3) developing and implementing Labour Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Traffic Management, Waste Management, GBV/SEA/SH Prevention, and Community Health and Safety Plans; (4) providing personal protective equipment, health and safety training, first aid facilities, and medical services for workers; (5) preventing gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, and child and forced labor through codes of conduct, training, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms; (6) controlling dust, noise, erosion, water pollution, and waste through environmental management measures and monitoring programs; (7) protecting biodiversity, riparian ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and cultural heritage resources through restoration, conservation, and chance-find procedures; and (8) maintaining stakeholder engagement, grievance redress mechanisms, road safety awareness, and continuous environmental and social monitoring throughout construction and operation to ensure sustainable project implementation.

Human capital - people’s knowledge, skills, and health - drives productivity and growth. The Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+) measures the human capital a child born today can expect to accumulate over their working life, extending the original HCI by incorporating tertiary education and work experience. This brief summarizes Colombia HCI+ score and its performance in building human capital.

Human capital - people’s knowledge, skills, and health - drives productivity and growth. The Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+) measures the human capital a child born today can expect to accumulate over their working life, extending the original HCI by incorporating tertiary education and work experience. This brief summarizes Argentina HCI+ score and its performance in building human capital.

Human capital - people’s knowledge, skills, and health - drives productivity and growth. The Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+) measures the human capital a child born today can expect to accumulate over their working life, extending the original HCI by incorporating tertiary education and work experience. This brief summarizes Luxembourg’s HCI+ score and its performance in building human capital.

Human capital - people’s knowledge, skills, and health - drives productivity and growth. The Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+) measures the human capital a child born today can expect to accumulate over their working life, extending the original HCI by incorporating tertiary education and work experience. This brief summarizes Czechia’s HCI+ score and its performance in building human capital.

La prueba EGRA (Early Grade Reading Assessment) evalúa habilidades lectoras tempranas —reconocer los sonidos de las letras, leer palabras nuevas, leer un texto con la velocidad esperada y entender lo que se lee y se escucha— y constituye el predictor más robusto del éxito lector posterior. En 2024, Medellín aplicó la prueba a una muestra de 6.691 estudiantes de 1.°, 2.° y 3.° grado en 98 instituciones educativas públicas. Para enmarcar estos resultados, conviene tener presente que la ciudad ocupa el puesto 43 en las pruebas Saber 11 (2024). A esto se suman dos rasgos del sistema local: el 12,1 % de la matrícula de 1.° a 3.° grado presenta sobreedad y el 5,7 % se ubica en zona rural. Los umbrales de fluidez utilizados como referencia son 50 palabras por minuto (PPM) en 1.° grado, 74 PPM en 2.° grado y 95 PPM en 3.° grado.