A country's financial sector plays
a critical role in economic development. Research confirms
that countries with more developed financial sectors tend to
enjoy a sustained...
Type: BriefReport#: 96910Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Todoroki,Emiko ;
Strobbe,Francesco
A remarkable program of cooperation in
the Nile basin is bringing change to millions of people
living in poverty. By promoting trust and cooperation
between the 10 Nile...
In 1999, nine Nile basin countries came
together in a remarkable partnership. They formed the Nile
basin initiative as a platform for joint working to better
understand...
Corporate governance is defined as the
structures and processes by which companies are directed and
controlled. Good corporate governance helps companies
operate more...
Type: BriefReport#: 178269Date: May 1, 2015Author:
World Bank
The Queen Alia Airport is Jordan’s main
international airport and a key component of the country’s
transport, trade and tourism infrastructure. In 2007, IFC
served as...
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
(Myanmar) is one of the largest and poorest countries in the
South East Asian region. The country recently emerged out of
60 years...
The Nile countries are endowed with
substantial energy resources. Yet, these have not been fully
tapped and several Nile countries have low levels of access
to electricity....
This story highlights in eastern
Democratic Republic of Congo, 4 in 10 women in artisanal
mining face sexual abuse to gain access to work or basic
goods. Recent research...
Infrastructure is critical to help end
extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity by spurring
economic growth and improving living standards. It is also
an area in...
Type: BriefReport#: 192552Date: April 30, 2015Author:
World Bank
This brief provides a summary of the
India Development Update. India’s new government
has set an ambitious development agenda and commenced the
implementation...
Type: BriefReport#: 179126Date: April 28, 2015Author:
World Bank
Megacities in developing countries
suffer from serious traffic congestion, high levels of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and heavy air pollution.
These urban areas...
This story highlights the Liberia’s
mining sector has the potential to become a significant
growth engine, but also poses a threat to the last extensive
forest areas...
Russia’s housing and communal
services (HCS) sector remains highly inefficient and in need
of significant reform – despite several years of
reform efforts...
Type: BriefReport#: 180545Date: April 28, 2015Author:
World Bank
This story highlights Code4Green UB
convenes students, coders, makers, sector specialists, and
government to creatively address green growth challenges
using ICT innovations...
Richard Fuller is President of Pure
Earth, which serves as Secretariat for the Global Alliance
on Health and Pollution (GAHP). The nonprofit Pure Earth
works to clean...
The global infrastructure facility (GIF)
is a global, open platform that facilitates the preparation
and structuring of complex infrastructure public private
partnerships...
This story highlights in March, more
than 80 participants in Nairobi brainstormed to design
creative solutions to the city’s energy challenges. Nairobi
joined the first...
This paper discusses the corporate
governance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). It is not
meant to be comprehensive by any means, but it aims to draw
lessons on governance...
Using newly available census data, the
stock of international migrants is estimated at 247 million
in 2013, significantly larger than the previous estimate of
232 million,...
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