This paper presents a new methodology to detect corruption in customs and applies it to Madagascar’s main port. Manipulation of assignment of import declarations to inspectors is identified by measuring deviations from random assignment prescribed by official rules. Deviant declarations are more at risk of......
17 October, 2021
Founded in 2004, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) is a pivotal program within the World Bank Group. Born out of the strong partnership between Japan and the World Bank, TDLC serves as a leading knowledge hub that offers urban development solutions and shares global......
17 October, 2021
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, the world has continued to watch anxiously, as the fate of women and girls throughout the country hangs in the balance....
16 October, 2021
An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in his community....
16 October, 2021
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region, as the humanitarian crisis in their homeland worsens. ...
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15 October, 2021