The incidence of road crashes in the
Middle East and North African (MENA) countries is rising at
an alarming rate and is now the leading cause of death among
young adults,...
Type: BriefReport#: 84374Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Bose,Dipan ;
Dahdah,Said
Justice sector reforms implemented over
the last decade have made Jordan a regional leader in
improving service delivery. The Ministry of Justice made
improving access...
The great transition from farm to city
is filled with economic, social, and political promise.
Cities are the product of a triad of forces. This economic
premise explores...
Type: BriefReport#: 81927Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Glaeser,Edward L. ;
Joshi-Ghani,Abha
Nigeria presents a unique case study on
differences in agricultural productivity between men and
women. This study, which captures a comprehensive picture of
agriculture...
Type: BriefReport#: 86184Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Corral Rodas,Paul Andres ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni ;
Winters,Paul Conal
The International Finance Corporation
(IFC) Development Goals (IDGs) are corporate-level
development goals which IFC began testing in 2011. They were
inspired by the...
High levels of informality, from 70
percent to 80 percent in many developing country cities,
increase poverty and make urbanization unsustainable. But it
is not clear...
Type: BriefReport#: 81679Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Ali,Daniel Ayalew ;
Collin,Matthew Edward ;
Deininger,Klaus W. ;
Dercon,Stefan ;
Sandefur,Justin ;
Zeitlin,Andrew
India has one of the worlds worst
shortfalls of affordable housing, with a gap valued at $67
billion. In the country, where nearly 30 percent of the
population is living...
Once the worlds leader, Indias
microfinance industry went through a severe crisis, when the
state of Andhra Pradesh witnessed a mass default of
microfinance borrowers...
Over 45 countries have made commitments
to financial inclusion targets and strategies, including
through the alliance for financial inclusion (AFI) and the
G20 financial...
Type: BriefReport#: 95385Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Fathallah,Sarah ;
Pearce,Douglas
The process of political change and
transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region continued into 2013, with a great degree of
heterogeneity...
Type: BriefReport#: 83723Date: October 1, 2013Author:
MNAEX
The Development Impact Department (CDI)
was created in 2010 to help International Finance
Corporation (IFC) achieve its vision of creating opportunity
and improving...
In 2010 IFC launched Russia Residential
Energy Efficiency Project, which works through Russian banks
to finance the energy efficient modernization in the housing
sector....
Type: BriefReport#: 94893Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Levitanskaya,Katerina ;
Roy,Friedemann
Compared with non-Muslims,
self-identified Muslims are significantly less likely to own
a formal account or save at a formal financial institution,
after controlling...
Type: BriefReport#: 82401Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli ;
Klapper, Leora ;
Randall, Douglas
Despite significant progress, gender
inequalities persist in all countries. These inequalities
both negate fundamental human rights and present serious
barriers to the...
Type: BriefReport#: 82252Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Bamberger,J. Michael
With a fast growing population requiring
an ever growing supply of food, a national poverty rate of
63 percent, and a labor force that is dominated by
agricultural work,...
Type: BriefReport#: 86183Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni ;
Utah,Amarachi Folakemi
This paper served as a guide to Global
Partnership for Output-Based Aid's (GPOBA) 10th
Anniversary Conference participants, providing them with a
brief but complete...
With a widespread presence in rural and
poor areas, post offices can play a leading role in
advancing financial inclusion. Yet little is known about the
types of clients...
Type: BriefReport#: 82400Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Anson, Jose ;
Berthaud, Alexandre ;
Klapper, Leora ;
Singer, Dorothe
Entering and successfully surviving in
export markets is a costly process for firms. Key steps for
success include learning about the existence of foreign
demand, determining...
Type: BriefReport#: 82021Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Reis,Jose Guilherme ;
Varela,Gonzalo J.
Perus microfinance industry has been
developing rapidly over the last two decades, providing the
countrys low-income population with an opportunity to
escape poverty....
Type: BriefReport#: 94899Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Spahr, Martin
The World Bank has been assisting the
government of Colombia (GoC) since 2012 in the preparation
and implementation of an integrated Disaster Risk Financing
and Insurance...
Type: BriefReport#: 178060Date: October 1, 2013Author:
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