HIV has hit Thailand hard –
especially among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangkok.
One third of MSM in Bangkok are considered to be at
high-risk of HIV....
Type: BriefReport#: 177620Date: July 1, 2015Author:
World Bank
There is an indisputable link between
learning outcomes and economic growth. From preschool to
university to technical and vocational programs, education
matters for...
With the exception of parents, few
individuals exert as much influence on children’s future as
do their teachers. In today’s world, teachers are no longer
just a source...
Close support to the government,
including by an embedded core project team, can help to
support improvements in macro-fiscal policymaking as
demonstrated by the support...
Type: BriefReport#: 98566Date: July 1, 2015Author:
Meidina,Ilsa ;
Sienaert,Alexis R.
Regular economic development updates can
contribute significantly to dialogue and debate on key
policy issues; this macroeconomics and fiscal management
(MFM) note shares...
Type: BriefReport#: 98567Date: July 1, 2015Author:
Ihsan,Ahya ;
Meidina,Ilsa ;
Mileva,Elitza Alexandrova ;
Sienaert,Alexis R. ;
Taylor,Ashley D.
Bulgaria has experienced strong economic
growth over the last 15 years – growing into an
upper-middle income country and becoming a member of the
European Union....
Type: BriefReport#: 180135Date: June 30, 2015Author:
World Bank
This brief talks about realizing
Tanzania vision 2025 through livestock based on the evidence
from the National panel survey for 2012-2013. Policies and
investments...
The Doing Business in Poland 2015 report
goes beyond the capital, Warsaw, for the first time and
looks at the ease of doing business in 18 cities across all
16 Voivodeships...
Type: BriefReport#: 180165Date: June 25, 2015Author:
World Bank
This brief is a photo essay showing and
explaining some of the progress Serbia is making in various
areas of its economy. Serbia has made large strides since
its economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 180597Date: June 23, 2015Author:
World Bank
In Europe and Central Asia, societies
are aging, but individuals are not - a demographic trend
driven by declining fertility rates rather than increased
life expectancy....
Type: BriefReport#: 180474Date: June 16, 2015Author:
World Bank
The latest edition of the World
Bank's Little Green Data Book includes two new
indicators on air pollution based on state-of-the art
methodology to measure exposure...
An estimated seven million people were
killed by diseases related to indoor and outdoor air
pollution alone in 2012 according to the World Health
Organization. Data...
E-Government learning programs are
organized by the e-Development Thematic Group, a community
of professionals working in (or with) the World Bank on
issues involving...
Through showcasing success stories and
exploring the benefits of information and communication
technologies (ICT), the HELP network has provided knowledge,
experience-sharing...
Fishing is a vital industry in Africa,
contributing both to livelihoods and food security,
especially in countries recovering from Ebola outbreaks.
Illegal trawling...
Over one third of Bank-supported
Community-Driven Development (CDD) programs in Africa are in
countries affected by fragility and conflict. Involving
communities helps...
A new World Bank initiative, impact
evaluation (IE) - connect for impact, aims to radically
transform and better inform the way that transport and
information and communications...
Forests cover about 40 percent of
Georgia’s and 12 percent of Armenia’s
territories. Inadequate harvesting and management practices,
uncontrolled grazing,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180760Date: June 9, 2015Author:
World Bank
This story highlights the Tanzania has
solar resources equivalent to Spain’s, and potential for
wind power exceeding that of California, according to
initial renewable...
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