This brief talks about Millicom,
financed by IFC is a leading international
telecommunications and media company dedicated to emerging
markets in Latin America and Africa....
This is the sixth note in a six-part
series discussing whether the social accountability field is
ready to design, implement, fund, and learn from strategic
interventions....
Type: BriefReport#: 154667Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Guerzovich,Florencia ;
Poli,Maria
Healthy children are better able than
sick or malnourished children to go to school and learn.
Developed and developing countries are increasingly
concerned about how...
Type: BriefReport#: 93788Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Louie,Michelle Chiting
Growth in the United States has been
gathering momentum while the Euro area and Japan appear to
be stagnating. Supported by rising employment and investment
growth,...
While circumstances vary by country,
there are some generic principles for Public Financial
Management, or PFM reform. For this quick note these
principles were drawn...
Type: BriefReport#: 92439Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Waly,Hisham Ahmed
Argentina reduced its HIV/AIDS burden by
21 percent from 2000 to 2010, saving an estimated 4,379
lives. This makes Argentinas HIV/AIDS burden the second
lowest in South...
Type: BriefReport#: 91293Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Lavadenz,Fernando ;
Miachon Silva,Lais
This brief on the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia displays the trends, performance,
demographics, contributors, and national data related to
poverty and prosperity...
The South Asia Region (SAR) includes
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. With over 1.6 billion people, it is
the most densely...
This policy note explores how mentors
can motivate young women and help them persevere in the face
of difficulties with their businesses or employment, as well
as in...
An accessible and efficient justice
system is essential for sustained economic growth.
Specializedcourts, and in particular commercial courts, play
an important role...
Type: BriefReport#: 119830Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Gramckow,Heike P. ;
Ebeid,Omniah ;
Melis,Eva Maria
This issue focuses on how to determine
the most effective solutions to reduce risk from four main
hazards (flood, drought, frost, forest fires) in Bolivia. To
determine...
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