• Defining eligibility for social pensions : a view from a social assistance perspective
    Developing and low-income countries around the world have been unable to provide old-age income security to all through contributory pensions. Neither reforms to pension...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93719 Date: June 1, 2014
  • Building flexible and scalable social protection programs that can respond to disasters
    The adverse impacts of natural disasters and climate change constitute a major risk to the poor and near-poor. Poor men and women face disproportionately higher risks...
    Type: Brief Report#: 91778 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Ovadiya, Mirey
  • Targeting households vulnerable to disasters and climate change
    Disaster and climate related events exacerbate chronic and transitory poverty because poor and near-poor people have fewer coping and recovery mechanisms. In vulnerable...
    Type: Brief Report#: 91777 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Costella, Cecilia; Ovadiya, Mirey
  • The impact of river blindness control programs in Africa : better health, more wealth
    This brief is about preventing Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of poverty. There is global support for the control and elimination of NTDs in low income countries....
    Type: Brief Report#: 88850 Date: June 1, 2014
  • The commodity super cycle : is this time different
    Some analysts believe that the commodity price boom of the new millennium has played itself out. However, natural resource based commodity prices (with the exception...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88949 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Canuto,Otaviano
  • Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd.
    This brief talks about the performance of The Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd. (KTDA) financed by IFC. It was established in 2000 and is owned by 54 tea companies which,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 120080 Date: June 1, 2014
  • Long-term finance in EMEs : navigating between risks and policy choices
    Emerging market economies (EMEs) are making important strides in developing long-term finance capital market vehicles to support investment in strategic areas such as...
    Type: Brief Report#: 89224 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Canuto,Otaviano ; Silva,Anderson Caputo ; Garcia-Kilroy,Catalina
  • Applying behavioral insights in consumer protection policy
    This focus note presents emerging evidence on selected behavioral biases relevant to financial consumer protection,5 their consequences, and how market conduct regulation...
    Type: Brief Report#: 90955 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Fiorillo,Alexandra Daves ; Mazer, Rafe ; Mckee,Katharine
  • Another attempt to reform Brazil's intergovernmental financing arrangements : preliminary results and future prospects
    Since the mid-1990s, Brazil has struggled, with limited success, to reform its intergovernmental financing arrangements. Every four years, the electoral cycle brings...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88640 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Araujo,Jorge A. De Thompson R. ; Barroso,Rafael Chelles
  • The curious case of business registration reforms in Burundi
    Burundi's civil conflict lasted from 1993 to 2005 disrupting public services and private investments. Despite reconstruction efforts, gross national product continues...
    Type: Brief Report#: 91280 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Karuretwa,Kaliza ; Marusic,Andreja
  • Grievance redress system of the conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines
    The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) is the Government of Philippines' flagship social assistance program. It is a conditional cash transfer (CCT)...
    Type: Brief Report#: 90178 Date: June 1, 2014 Author: Patel, Darshana ; Okamura, Yuko ; Rogan, Shanna Elaine B. ; Agarwal, Sanjay
  • Youth Unemployment in South East Europe: Averting a Lost Generation
    As the South East Europe Region recovers from a double dip recession, experiencing limited growth of 2.2% in 2013, policy makers in the region continue to look for ways...
    Type: Brief Report#: 180661 Date: May 26, 2014 Author: World Bank
  • Implementing onshore wind power projects
    The kinetic energy in wind is converted into mechanical power in specialized propeller-driven turbines mounted on towers. A generator inside the turbine converts the...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88184 Date: May 21, 2014 Author: Azuela, Gabriela Elizondo ; Ben, Rafael
  • Designing credit lines for energy efficiency
    Many economically attractive opportunities to invest in energy efficiency are forgone because of various market barriers, notably the limited availability of commercial...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88185 Date: May 21, 2014 Author: Sarkar,Ashok ; Sinton,Jonathan Edwards ; De Wit,Joerie Frederik
  • Empowering Women – Where Does Europe and Central Asia Stand?
    This brief focuses on the World Bank report entitled “Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity”, specifically as it pertains...
    Type: Brief Report#: 180184 Date: May 20, 2014 Author: World Bank
  • Tracking access to electricity
    Access to electricity in flexible, reliable, and sustainable forms brings a range of social and economic benefits, enabling people to leap from poverty to a better future,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88060 Date: May 15, 2014 Author: Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ; Portale,Elisa
  • Tracking access to nonsolid fuel for cooking
    The World Health Organization estimates that in 2012 about 4.3 million deaths occurred because of exposure to household air pollution caused by smoke from the incomplete...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88059 Date: May 15, 2014 Author: Adair-Rohani, Heather ; Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ; Bonjour, Sophie ; Portale,Elisa
  • Understanding the differences between cookstoves
    The growing interest in clean cooking, with its potential benefits for human health, environmental protection, and climate change, has prompted development specialists...
    Type: Brief Report#: 88058 Date: May 15, 2014 Author: Ekouevi,Koffi ; Freeman, Kate Kennedy ; Soni,Ruchi
  • Indonesia Latest BOP Figures : 2014 First Quarter
    This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic Note highlights the current account deficit remained stable, at just above 2 percent of GDP, reflecting the combination of a smaller...
    Type: Brief Report#: 131121 Date: May 12, 2014
  • Myanmar : 400 villages rolling out their own community projects
    The Myanmar National Community Development Project is supporting communities by having them identify and implement investments they need most. The project is currently...
    Type: Brief Report#: 177808 Date: May 12, 2014 Author: World Bank
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