The World Bank’s new corporate flagship, Business Ready, is one stride in this direction. It aims to generate economy-specific and detailed knowledge on key regulatory areas that incentivize businesses to formalize and workers to be formally employed in up to 180 economies.
The informal business sector is a source of livelihood for millions of people around the world. A recent working paper provides insights into businesses that operate without formal registration. It covers twenty-four cities in seven countries using publicly available data.
The World Bank's Enterprise Analysis Unit, in collaboration with colleagues from the Social Protection and Jobs team in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, recently published the data from an Informal Sector Enterprise Survey conducted in Iraq, covering four major cities in the country: Baghdad, Basrah, Sulaymaniyah, and Najaf. These surveys are designed
A World Bank Enterprise Survey conducted in Iraq covering four major cities in the country collects data in order to understand the unique conditions in which informal businesses operate.