This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent World Bank Group working papers. It introduces four papers published in the second half of September 2022 on various topics, including paid maternity leave, climate policy, and inequality, the performance of local politicians.
Few countries can match the UAE’s achievements. It has not only scored high in levels of comfortable living and safety, but also has increased its ranking in government development indices by a few notches. Most notably, the UAE ranked first globally on the Absence